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The Berlin Stories
by Isherwood, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Directions, 1945. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood. Originally published in two separate volumes under the titles Mr. Norris Changes Trains (1935) and Goodbye to Berlin (1939).. Octavo, [4], 191pp; [3], 207pp. Full beige cloth, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, foxing to covers, otherwise fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, some wear to edges and corners, sunning to spine visible on front and verso. A nice example of the inspiration for the Tony award-winning musical, Cabaret.
Synopsis
The Berlin Stories , by Christopher Isherwood, consists of two short novels, Mr. Norris Changes Trains (published in the United States as The Last of Mr. Norris ) and Goodbye to Berlin . The stories are both set in 1931 Berlin, as Hitler and the Nazis are coming into power. Isherwood portrays Berlin's seedier side with characters who frequent beer halls, vaudeville theaters and bath houses. Goodbye to Berlin includes the character Sally Bowles, best known from the musical and film Cabaret , the inspiration for which is rooted in Isherwood's Berlin Stories and other works of his. The main character in Mr Norris Changes Trains is gay, and the book was written during a time when being gay was a crime in many parts of Europe. Christopher Isherwood was himself openly homosexual, and he explored gay culture in his writing. He was forced to write in such a way that references to gay culture and homosexual relationships were so subtle that one had to be familiar with the dialogue of that culture in order to understand them. -
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15064
- Title
- The Berlin Stories
- Author
- Isherwood, Christopher
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood. Originally published in two separate volumes under the titles Mr.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Goodbye to Berlin Isherwood, A Single Man Isherwood, The Berlin Stories first edition, Mr Norris Changes Trains Isherwood, Christopher and His Kind first edition, Cabaret musical inspiration, Christopher Isherwood memoir, Christopher Isherwood first
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