Christopher Isherwood
20 books
About the Author
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was an Anglo-American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose incisive portrayals of pre-World War II Europe and expatriate life in California cemented his place in 20th-century literature. Born in Cheshire, England, he studied at Cambridge before immersing himself in the vibrant, decadent underbelly of Weimar Berlin during the 1930s, experiences that profoundly shaped his writing. Isherwood's narrative voice, often semi-autobiographical and laced with wry detachment, captured the fragility of human connections amid social upheaval. After emigrating to the United States in 1939, he embraced a spiritual path, collaborating with Swami Prabhavananda on translations of Hindu texts and exploring themes of identity and self-discovery. His works, including the seminal 'The Berlin Stories,' influenced generations, inspiring adaptations like the musical Cabaret and films such as A Single Man, which he adapted from his own novel.
Common genres
Writing style
wry
detached
introspective
Books by Christopher Isherwood
