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The American Isherwood

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The American Isherwood
Authors and Contributors      Edited by James J. Berg
Edited by Chris Freeman
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterature - history and criticism
ISBN/Barcode 9780816683635
ClassificationsDewey:823.914 823.912
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 12

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 8 January 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

This collection of essays considers Christopher Isherwood's diaries, his vast personal archive, and his published works, offering a multifaceted appreciation of a writer who spent more than half of his life in southern California. The editors have brought together the most informative scholarship of the twenty-first century to illuminate the craft of one of the singular figures of the twentieth century.

Author Biography

James J. Berg is dean of arts and sciences at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. Chris Freeman teaches English and gender studies at the University of Southern California. They have edited several previous books on Christopher Isherwood, including Conversations with Christopher Isherwood and The Isherwood Century: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood, which won a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Studies.