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Where Joy Resides
Where Joy Resides
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Author: Christopher Isherwood, Introduction by Gore Vidal, Edited by Don Bachardy and James P. White Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press Format: Softcover # of Pages: 432 Pub. Date: 2003 ISBN-10: 081664082-3 ISBN-13: 9780816640829
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About the Book:
A selection of Christopher Isherwood's finest writing.
Best known for The Berlin Stories — the inspiration for the Tony and Academy Award–winning musical Cabaret — Christopher Isherwood was a major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement. This collection presents two complete novels, Prater Violet (1945) and A Single Man (1964); episodes from three other novels, Goodbye to Berlin (1939), Down There on a Visit (1962), and Lions and Shadows (1938); and excerpts from his nonfiction works, Exhumations (1966), Kathleen and Frank (1971), and My Guru and His Disciple (1980).
What people say:
"The late Christopher Isherwood was a writer with exceptional powers of observation. An excellent anthology." — Los Angeles Times
"Excellent." — BookForum
"Isherwood is the best prose writer in English." — Gore Vidal
About the Authors:
A British-born American writer, Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was a major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement. He worked in many genres, including fiction, drama, film, travel, and autobiography.
Don Bachardy, Isherwood's longtime partner, is a painter and writer living in Santa Monica, California. His books include Last Drawings of Christopher Isherwood (1991) and Stars in My Eyes (2000).
James P. White is a novelist who directs the creative writing program at the University of South Alabama. |
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