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The Berlin Stories; Two novels: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye Berlin
by Isherwood, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Good
- Seller
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Middletown, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Directions, 1945. First combined edition. Near fine/Good. 8vo, 8 x 5 1/2 inches (203 x 140 mm), (6), 207 pp. Grey publisher's cloth with black title and brown graphic element on spine. Original dust jacket with photomontage, somewhat worn on folds and corners, a few chips and tears near head and tail of spine; price ($3.50) intact on front flap; bookseller ticket pasted inside back cover. This American edition of Isherwood's two novels set in Weimar-era Berlin, were originally published by the Hogarth Press (1935 & 1939). They form the basis for the Oscar-winning film, Cabaret, that starred Michael York and Liza Minnelli.
From the estate of Robert Cecil Bald (1901 - 1965), an Australian scholar of English Literature, who moved to the US to teach at Cornell University in 1937 and was then a professor at the University of Chicago from 1952 to 1965.
From the estate of Robert Cecil Bald (1901 - 1965), an Australian scholar of English Literature, who moved to the US to teach at Cornell University in 1937 and was then a professor at the University of Chicago from 1952 to 1965.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1067
- Title
- The Berlin Stories; Two novels: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye Berlin
- Author
- Isherwood, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First combined edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
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