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Poller, J.

Christopher Isherwood\ [by] Jake Poller - 197 pages; 18 cm. - Critical Lives .

Abbreviations
Introduction: Autofiction
The Poshocracy, 1904–252
Tea-Tabling, 1925–303
The Lost, 1931–7
Ivar Avenue, 1938–44
Samsara, 1945–53
Kitty and Dobbin, 1954–64
Life Writing, 1965–80
Epilogue
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements

Christopher Isherwood wrote modernist novels before he evolved into a pioneer of autofiction; his novel Goodbye to Berlin inspired the hit musical Cabaret. Everything changed when Isherwood emigrated to America in 1939. His newfound pacifism and studies as a Hindu monk led to new kinds of novels, including A Single Man, that reflected his evolving spiritual interests and blazed a trail for the gay liberation movement. In this new biography, Jake Poller takes a holistic approach to Isherwood, exploring his life and writing as well as the impact of Vedanta philosophy on Isherwood's work

ISBN: 9781836390091

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Isherwood, Christopher (1904-1986)

Dewey Class. No.: 928.1 POL