{"product_id":"where-joy-resides-a-christopher-isherwood-reader-9781250254863","title":"Where Joy Resides: A Christopher Isherwood Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest known for \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Stories\u003c\/i\u003e--the inspiration for the Tony and Academy Award-winning musical \u003ci\u003eCabaret\u003c\/i\u003e--Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was a major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement. \u003ci\u003eWhere Joy Resides \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect introduction to the author's essential writings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection presents two complete novels, \u003ci\u003e Prater Violet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e; episodes from three other novels, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to Berlin, Down There on a Visit, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lions and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e; along with excerpts from Isherwood's nonfiction works, \u003ci\u003eExhumations, Kathleen and Frank\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Guru and His Disciple\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Isherwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250254863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was born outside of Manchester, England. His life in Berlin from 1929 to 1933 inspired \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, which were adapted into a play, a film, and the musical \u003ci\u003eCabaret\u003c\/i\u003e. Isherwood immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than twenty books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e and his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eChristopher and His Kind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44117076607091,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a1894d64-b6c8-4b38-b9c3-10abefe740db.jpg?v=1764336342","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/where-joy-resides-a-christopher-isherwood-reader-9781250254863","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}