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But the gold mine of Isherwood work has been the posthumous publication of three huge diaries amounting to almost 3,000 pages. Comprehensively and lovingly edited and annotated by Katherine Bucknell, these volumes give us the most detailed portrait of the writer... --San Francisco Chronicle

Compulsively readable...a testament to his connections to the literati and Hollywood glitterati...a fitting finale to a fascinating life --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Christopher Isherwood continues to perform open-heart surgery on himself, without anaesthestic, and with one beady eye on the audience...a rare treat. --The Guardian Isherwood proves a captivating, honest diarist, his entries rich with reflection and gossip. --Booklist Unique literary archives...Ultimately LIBERATION is a real-time gallery of men in love at a time when the world was nowhere near catching up with them. --Huffington Post But the gold mine of Isherwood work has been the posthumous publication of three huge diaries amounting to almost 3,000 pages. Comprehensively and lovingly edited and annotated by Katherine Bucknell, these volumes give us the most detailed portrait of the writer... --San Francisco Chronicle Compulsively readable a testament to his connections to the literati and Hollywood glitterati a fitting finale to a fascinating life --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Alongside sharp and often very funny assessments of those Isherwood knew, the diaries also record a wealth of domestic detail giving a richly textured sense of what it was like to live in California during this period of social change. --Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year) Christopher Isherwood continues to perform open-heart surgery on himself, without anaesthestic, and with one beady eye on the audience...a rare treat. --The Guardian Isherwood proves a captivating, honest diarist, his entries rich with reflection and gossip. --Booklist Unique literary archives...Ultimately LIBERATION is a real-time gallery of men in love at a time when the world was nowhere near catching up with them. --Huffington Post But the gold mine of Isherwood work has been the posthumous publication of three huge diaries amounting to almost 3,000 pages. Comprehensively and lovingly edited and annotated by Katherine Bucknell, these volumes give us the most detailed portrait of the writer... --San Francisco Chronicle Alongside sharp and often very funny assessments of those Isherwood knew, the diaries also record a wealth of domestic detail...giving a richly textured sense of what it was like to live in California during this period of social change. --Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (A Book of the Year)

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Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was one of the most prominent writers of his generation. He is the author of many works of fiction, including All the Conspirators, The Memorial, Mr. Norris Changes Trains, and Goodbye to Berlin, on which the musical Cabaret was based, as well as works of nonfiction and biography.

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