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In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a ''permanent foreigner'' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin''s night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his partner Heinz from persecution.

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Pepys of the bohemian quarter * New York Sun *
The best prose writer in English -- Gore Vidal
Indispensable for admirers of this truly masterly writer * New York Times *
Christopher and His Kind is written with the lucidity, the intelligence, and the wit that we have come to expect from Isherwood at his best * New Statesman *
Christopher Isherwood is back in vogue * Independent *

Christopher and His Kind

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 1 November 2012
      ISBN-13 9780099561071
      978-0099561071
      ISBN-10 0099561077
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a ''permanent foreigner'' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin''s night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his partner Heinz from persecution.

      Trade Review
      Pepys of the bohemian quarter * New York Sun *
      The best prose writer in English -- Gore Vidal
      Indispensable for admirers of this truly masterly writer * New York Times *
      Christopher and His Kind is written with the lucidity, the intelligence, and the wit that we have come to expect from Isherwood at his best * New Statesman *
      Christopher Isherwood is back in vogue * Independent *

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