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The Memorial Paperback – International Edition, 31 May 2012

by Christopher Isherwood (Author)
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The First World War is over. Eric Vernon is on the cusp of adulthood. Tall, bony and awkward he finds himself torn between a desire to emulate his heroic father, who led a life of quiet sacrifice, and resentment toward his father's roguish friend Edward Blake, who survived the war only to throw himself into gay life in Berlin. With subtle wit and trademark irony, Isherwood's second novel evokes a society in flux.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0099561123
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    978-0099561125
  3. Publisher
    Vintage Classics
  4. Publication date
    31 May 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm
  7. Print length
    272 pages
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A genuine interpretation of the times -- Frank Kermode

Only now that Isherwood is dead can the pattern be seen clearly in a life that ranged restlessly from Oxbridge skeptic to Hindu disciple, from literary collaborator with W. H. Auden to Boswell of prewar Britain and postwar Hollywood. . . . His novels and nonfiction now all seem to be chapters of one enormous work in which he is the major character ― Guardian

Christopher Isherwood is back in vogue ― Independent

That young man holds the future of the English novel in his hands -- Somerset W. Maugham

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Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. He left Cambridge without graduating, briefly studied medicine and then turned to writing his first novels, All the Conspirators and The Memorial. Between 1929 and 1939 he lived mainly abroad, spending four years in Berlin and writing the novels Mr Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin on which the musical Cabaret was based. He moved to America in 1939, becoming a US citizen in 1946, and wrote another five novels, including Down There on a Visit and A Single Man, a travel book about South America and a biography of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. In the late 1960s and '70s he turned to autobiographical works: Kathleen and Frank, Christopher and His Kind, My Guru and His Disciple and October, one month of his diary with drawings by Don Bachardy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Classics
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 31 May 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0099561123
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0099561125
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 195 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 617,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
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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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  • Steve
    4.0 out of 5 stars Moments of genius in a flawed early work.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013
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    This early Isherwood novel is less of a story than a series of scenes from the years between the two world wars. Stylistically, it is somewhat self-consciously clever and the cast of characters takes some untangling. But it has some brilliant scenes and evocations, especially Lily, the war widow, whose life and loss are forensically dissected but with occasional moments of real poignancy. As it had to for its period, the book skates round the sexuality of two of its principal male characters. So, as a book it is unsatisfying but it lifts the curtain on Isherwood's genius at a formative stage.
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  • Damo Green
    2.0 out of 5 stars For dedicated fans only
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2016
    I found this to be a tough read and would struggle to recommend it to anyone but dedicated fans. There is no plot to speak of nor core central characters - rather a myriad assortment that are difficult to recall and distinguish and who drift in and out. It is set in four different years but even these aren't in chronological order and there isn't necessarily a solid connection between them. It's quite an old fashioned writing style that didn't work for me though there are some quality passages, especially relating to the war widow, that are very powerful and show the author's skill at its best.
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