- Fiction, Homosexuality, History, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
The sequel to Mr. Norris Changes Trains, this is another semi-autobiographical account of Isherwood’s experiences in pre-war Berlin. The author leads the reader on a thoroughly entertaining tour through the seedier side of a particularly decadent time in that city’s history.
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Classical in form, character-led, cool and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Christopher Isherwood
- First published
- 1939
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Longman, Random House, Hachette Littératures
- Editions
- 57
- Language
- dan, English, German, French
- ISBN
- 9780140005042
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