All the Conspirators by Christopher Isherwood
The scene is 1920s Kensington and Philip and Joan are testing the very limits of politeness and restraint as they fight to expunge the oppression of their mother - by whatever means necessary. In his first novel, Christopher Isherwood paints an intimate portrait of the battle between old and young as he explores the destruction of a son by a domineering parent.
In Isherwood's work, a magic potion of history and invention, the voice is clear, and, no matter how many times we hear it, it always seems to be speaking for the first time * New York Times *
Christopher Isherwood is back in vogue * Independent *
That young man holds the future of the English novel in his hands -- Somerset WMaugham
Christopher Isherwood is back in vogue * Independent *
That young man holds the future of the English novel in his hands -- Somerset WMaugham
Christopher Isherwood was born in 1904. He began to write at university and later moved to Berlin, where he gave English lessons to support himself. He witnessed first hand the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany and some of his best works, such as Mr. Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin, draw on these experiences. He created the character of Sally Bowles, later made famous as the heroine of the musical Cabaret. Isherwood travelled with W.H Auden to China in the late 1930s before going with him to America in 1939. He died on 4 January 1986. His novel A Single Man was recently made into an award-winning film by Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099561064 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099561069 |
| Title | All the Conspirators |
| Author | Christopher Isherwood |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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