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The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and  Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Books)

The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Books)

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The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Books)

by ChristopherIsherwood

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ISBN 10
0811200701
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9780811200707
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New Directions, 1963-06-01. Paperback. Good. 14th Printing. A standard copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean but has lightly yellowed. Softcovers are good but have mild edge wear. Spine has some creasing. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.

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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's Inventory #
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Title
The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Books)
Author
ChristopherIsherwood
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
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ISBN 10
0811200701
ISBN 13
9780811200707
Publisher
New Directions
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1963-06-01

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