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Christopher Isherwood
AuthorBooks · Second hand1904-1986
Christopher Isherwood was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a semi-autobiographical novel which was the basis for Cabaret (1966); A Single Man (1964), adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009; and Christopher and His Kind (1976), a memoir which "carried him into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement".
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About Christopher Isherwood
Birth
1904
Death
1986
First book
1964
Years writing
62
Christopher Isherwood was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a semi-autobiographical novel which was the basis for Cabaret (1966); A Single Man (1964), adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009; and Christopher and His Kind (1976), a memoir which "carried him into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement".
Christopher Isherwood was a prolific British-American author who wrote over two hundred works throughout his career.
His most iconic work, Goodbye to Berlin, captured the essence of a turbulent era with a unique perspective.
Beyond being a novelist, he excelled as a screenwriter, playwright, and university professor, demonstrating great literary versatility.
His acclaimed novel A Single Man is considered a fundamental piece of contemporary literature.
Born in Cheshire in 1904, Isherwood became a key figure in 20th-century literature.
