Mr Norris Changes Trains
Book • 1953
'Mr Norris Changes Trains' is a novel by Christopher Isherwood set in 1930s Berlin, during the rise of Nazism.
The story follows the narrator, William Bradshaw, as he becomes entangled with the enigmatic and morally ambiguous Arthur Norris.
Norris, a flamboyant Englishman, engages in shady dealings and seems to be involved in various political intrigues.
As the Nazi party gains power, Bradshaw witnesses the changing atmosphere in Berlin and the growing sense of unease and danger.
The novel explores themes of political corruption, moral compromise, and the complex relationships between individuals in a tumultuous historical period.
The story follows the narrator, William Bradshaw, as he becomes entangled with the enigmatic and morally ambiguous Arthur Norris.
Norris, a flamboyant Englishman, engages in shady dealings and seems to be involved in various political intrigues.
As the Nazi party gains power, Bradshaw witnesses the changing atmosphere in Berlin and the growing sense of unease and danger.
The novel explores themes of political corruption, moral compromise, and the complex relationships between individuals in a tumultuous historical period.
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Mentioned by Lara Feigel as a book that saw the mixture of fear and complicity that was driving the Germans who were going along with Hitler.
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