The Isherwood Century Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood [Paperback]

Called “the best English prose writer of this century” by Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood is best known forGoodbye to Berlin—the inspiration for the musicalCabaret—but is also the author of plays, novels, and diaries.The Isherwood Centurygathers twenty-four essays and interviews offering a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence as both a literary and a gay pioneer.

Called “the best English prose writer of this century” by Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood is best known forGoodbye to Berlin—the inspiration for the musicalCabaret—but is also the author of plays, novels, and diaries.The Isherwood Centurygathers twenty-four essays and interviews offering a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence as both a literary and a gay pioneer.

“This varied collection of interviews, memoirs, and essays constitutes a much deserved tribute to one of the twentieth century's most insightful observers of the human condition.The Isherwood Centuryprovides eloquent testimony to Isherwood's continuing significance as artist, moralist, and courage-teacher.”—Claude J. Summers, author ofChristopher Isherwood

“The starting point for any consideration of Isherwood, his work, and his contribution to gay and lesbian arts and letters.”—James Mandrell, Brandeis University

“A superb anthology, varied and informative. Here at last is a collection that matches my own enthusiasm for Isherwood's fiction and my own sense of his importance as an English writer. In fact, it is hard to read this book without pulling Isherwood volumes off my shelves. It is the book's triumph.”—Lev Raphael, author ofDancing on Tisha B'av

“Certainly no other figure in my life made me feel more conlc-