Christopher Isherwood
- Auteur: Jake Poller (Engeland)
- Soort boek: biografie
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Reaktion Books
- Reeks: Critical Lives
- Verschijnt: 3 maart 2025
- Omvang: 200 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Prijs: £ 12,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Jake Poller Christopher Isherwood biografie recensie en review
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Flaptekst van de biografie van de Brite-Amerikaanse schrijver Christopher Isherwood
A holistic approach to the monumental modernist writer Christopher Isherwood.
The year 1939 was pivotal for Christopher Isherwood: he emigrated to the United States and his novel Goodbye to Berlin, which inspired the hit musical Cabaret, was feted by critics for its portrait of a city under the shadow of fascism. During the Second World War, Isherwood became a pacifist and studied in a Hindu monastery, provoking indignation back in Britain. His American novels, most notably A Single Man, both reflected his newfound spiritual interests and blazed a trail for the gay liberation movement.
In this new biography, Jake Poller takes a holistic approach to Isherwood, exploring the development of his innovative autofiction and unpacking the Vedanta philosophy that informed his later work. He provides an incisive account of an iconic figure.
Jake Poller teaches in the English department at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality (2019) and the editor of Altered Consciousness in the Twentieth Century (2019).
Christopher Isherwood (Engeland) – Meneer Norris neemt de trein
Berlijn roman uit 1935
Uitgever: Uitgeverij Schokland
Verschijnt: 5 januari 2024
Christopher Isherwood (Engeland) – Afscheid van Berlijn
Berlijn roman uit 1939
Uitgever: Uitgeverij Schokland
Verschijnt: 5 januari 2024