Christopher and His Kind

An engrossing look into the literary, social, and political life of this literary icon during Isherwood’s formative Berlin years (1929-1939).

The New York Times Book Review

“Indispensable for admirers of this truly masterly writer.”
—Peter Stansky, The New York Times Book Review

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (1902-1986) lived in Berlin from 1928 to 1933 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in 20th-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than 20 books including the novels Prater Violet and a series of short stories, Goodbye to Berlin, that inspired the musical Cabaret.