'The best prose writer in English' Gore Vidal
First published in 1939, this novel obliquely evokes the gathering storm of Berlin before and during the rise to power of the Nazis. Events are seen through the eyes of a series of individuals, whose lives are all about to be ruined.
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'The best prose writer in English' Gore Vidal
First published in 1939, this novel obliquely evokes the gathering storm of Berlin before and during the rise to power of the Nazis. Events are seen through the eyes of a series of individuals, whose lives are all about to be ruined.
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'The best prose writer in English' Gore VidalAs Cabaret returns to the West End, revisit the KitKat Club in the book that introduced Sally Bowles to the world.Set in the 1930s, Goodbye to Berlin is the novella that inspired Cabaret, evoking the glamour and sleaze, excess and repression of Berlin society. Isherwood shows the lives of people under threat from the rise of the Nazis- a wealthy Jewish heiress, Natalia Landauer, a gay couple, Peter and Otto, and an English upper-class waif, the divinely decadent Sally Bowles.'Brilliant sketches of a society in decay' George Orwell'Isherwood is a master of the emotionally cathartic moment, funny and perspicacious' Evening Standard
Critic Reviews
“"Brilliant sketches of a society in decay." -- George Orwell From the Paperback edition.”
A great talent Guardian
Isherwood is a master of the emotionally cathartic moment, funny and perspicacious Evening Standard
A masterpiece The Economist
[A] reminder of a bygone era, powerfully capturing the energy and sleaze of Weimar-era Berlin Independent
Reading this novel is much like overhearing anecdotes in a crowded bar while history knocks impatiently at the windows Guardian, 1000 novels everyone must read
Brilliant sketches of a society in decay. George Orwell
Christopher Isherwood’s brilliant novel Time Out
A brilliant semi-autobiographical account of early 1930s Berlin. Lonely Planet Magazine
About the Author
Christopher Isherwood was born in 1904 and moved to America where he took up formal citizenship in 1946. His many famous works include Mr Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin.
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