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The Berlin stories
Book • 1945
The Berlin Stories is an omnibus published in 1945, combining two of Christopher Isherwood's novels: *Mr.
Norris Changes Trains* (1935) and *Goodbye to Berlin* (1939).
The work is set in Jazz Age Berlin between 1930 and 1933, a period marked by the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
The stories are semi-autobiographical, reflecting Isherwood's own experiences living in Berlin during this time.
The characters include the enigmatic Arthur Norris, a masochistic and possibly communist businessman, and Sally Bowles, a young English cabaret singer based on Isherwood's friend Jean Ross.
The novels portray a city of debauchery and despair, where characters live in ignorance or defiance of the impending national catastrophe.
The work merges fact and fiction, providing a vivid and often comic yet poignant portrayal of marginal characters in a city on the brink of chaos.
Norris Changes Trains* (1935) and *Goodbye to Berlin* (1939).
The work is set in Jazz Age Berlin between 1930 and 1933, a period marked by the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
The stories are semi-autobiographical, reflecting Isherwood's own experiences living in Berlin during this time.
The characters include the enigmatic Arthur Norris, a masochistic and possibly communist businessman, and Sally Bowles, a young English cabaret singer based on Isherwood's friend Jean Ross.
The novels portray a city of debauchery and despair, where characters live in ignorance or defiance of the impending national catastrophe.
The work merges fact and fiction, providing a vivid and often comic yet poignant portrayal of marginal characters in a city on the brink of chaos.
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Mentioned by Vinson Cunningham as an example of a novel that blends personal life and political context.
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Political Fictions (w/ Vinson Cunningham)
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Peter Wolf as one of his favorite books, containing the line "I am a camera and my shutter is always open."
Peter Wolf as one of his favorite books, containing the line "I am a camera and my shutter is always open."
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Episode 1645 - Peter Wolf
Mentioned by Vinson Cunningham as one of his favorite novelists, highlighting the "camera with its shutter open" quote from 'The Berlin Stories' and its archival quality.
The Elusive Promise of the First Person
