| Author: | Christopher Isherwood | ISBN: | 9780811222617 |
| Publisher: | New Directions | Publication: | January 11, 2016 |
| Imprint: | New Directions | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher Isherwood |
| ISBN: | 9780811222617 |
| Publisher: | New Directions |
| Publication: | January 11, 2016 |
| Imprint: | New Directions |
| Language: | English |
A timeless story of decaying middle-class English life after wwI and the generation that tried to escape its values
Christopher Isherwood was only twenty-one when he began his first novel, All the Conspirators. in his introduction to the American edition, Isherwood explains: “All the Conspirators records a minor engagement in what Shelley calls ‘the great war between the old and young.’ And what a war it was!” in many ways this novel (like the classic Berlin Stories) is a period piece growing out of a particular historical situation—clashes between parents and children with all their passionate moral struggles. Isherwood’s vivid portrayal of an older generation trying to hold on while a younger generation tries to wrench free still resonates and disarms.
A timeless story of decaying middle-class English life after wwI and the generation that tried to escape its values
Christopher Isherwood was only twenty-one when he began his first novel, All the Conspirators. in his introduction to the American edition, Isherwood explains: “All the Conspirators records a minor engagement in what Shelley calls ‘the great war between the old and young.’ And what a war it was!” in many ways this novel (like the classic Berlin Stories) is a period piece growing out of a particular historical situation—clashes between parents and children with all their passionate moral struggles. Isherwood’s vivid portrayal of an older generation trying to hold on while a younger generation tries to wrench free still resonates and disarms.
