An English and American writer
Born Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood on 26 August 1904, he wrote novels, plays, screenplays, autobiographical works, and diaries.
Literature
Christopher Isherwood
His semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, based on his experiences in the city, became the basis for Cabaret.
Christopher Isherwood was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. He lived in Berlin from late 1930 until May 1933 and drew on his experiences there in the books that inspired Cabaret. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin, A Single Man, and the memoir Christopher and His Kind.
Worth knowing
A Berlin home
Isherwood lived at what is now known as the Christopher Isherwood Memorial House from late 1930 until May 1933.
From Berlin to Cabaret
Published in 1939, Goodbye to Berlin was a semi-autobiographical novel based on Isherwood's Berlin experiences. It later became the basis for Cabaret.
A Single Man on film
Isherwood's 1964 novel A Single Man was adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009.
Christopher and His Kind
Published in 1976, the memoir Christopher and His Kind carried Isherwood into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement.
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Lived here
Christopher Isherwood Memorial House
He lived here from late 1930 until May 1933 and drew on his Berlin experiences for the books that inspired Cabaret.
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