Goodbye To Berlin
When first published in 1953, The World in the Evening was notable for its clear-eyed depiction of European and American mores, sexuality, and religion. Today, readers herald Isherwood’s frank portrayal of bisexuality and his early appreciation of low and high camp.
Christohper Isherwood • The world in the evening : Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Berlin was going to be different. If there was anything I’d heard more about this city than its unmatched freedoms, it was that anyone could afford a decent life here on a part-time job’s salary. Universities were free for everyone. I’d enrolled in a master’s program for the visa and found a student job in my first week. I moved into a shared Altba
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Who wouldn’t have believed it? Mona had even written it on the street once, right by the entrance of Görlitzer Park. She’d spray-painted a birthday cake and written “happy birthday leyla! berlin loves you!” under it.
Nazli Koca • The Applicant
They lived in the depths of the country, but had no idea of the wilderness. They were constantly together, but knew one another too well to be able to converse. Individuality had been eroded from all of them by the tides of common sentiment. Love me, said Dudley in effect, his eyes softly glowing; love mine. His London personality seemed merely a b
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