Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood was born in High Lane, Cheshire, England on August 26th, 1904 and passed away at the age of 81 on January 4th, 1986.

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Christopher Isherwood Stats: The most read book by Christopher Isherwood on Book Notification is A Single Man, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Goodbye to Berlin (Berlin Stories #2).

Below is a complete list of Christopher Isherwood books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Berlin Stories Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Mr Norris Changes Trains
1935
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2
8
Goodbye to Berlin
1939
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
All the Conspirators
1928
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2
Lions and Shadows
1938
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3
Prater Violet
1945
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4
The World In The Evening
1954
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5
Down There on a Visit
1962
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6
Approach to Vedanta
1963
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7
9
A Single Man
1964
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8
A Meeting by the River
1967
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9
Frankenstein
1973
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10
My Guru And His Disciple
1980
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order (with Aldous Huxley)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jacob's Hands (With: Aldous Huxley)
1939
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dog Beneath the Skin, Or, Where Is Francis
1986
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Ascent Of F6 / On The Frontier
1958
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2
Exhumations
1966
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3
Selection
1979
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4
People One Ought to Know
1982
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5
Where Joy Resides
1989
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6
The Mortmere Stories
1994
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Memorial
1932
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2
Journey to a War (With: W.H. Auden)
1939
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3
The Condor And The Cows
1949
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4
Vedanta for Modern Man
1951
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5
Vedanta for the Western World
1960
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6
Ramakrishna and His Disciples
1965
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7
Kathleen and Frank
1971
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8
8
Christopher and His Kind
1976
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9
October
1982
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10
The Wishing Tree
1986
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11
Christopher Isherwood Diaries Volume 1
1996
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12
The Repton Letters
1997
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13
Lost Years
2000
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14
Kathleen and Christopher
2005
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15
Isherwood on Writing
2007
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16
The Sixties: Diaries Volume Two
2010
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17
What Vedanta Means To Me
2011
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18
Liberation: Diaries Vol 3
2012
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19
The Animals
2013
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20
The Song of God Bhagavad-Gita
2020
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List of Literary Conversations Books in Publication Order

Conversations with famous literary figures, providing insight into their lives and work.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges
1969
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2
Conversations with Czeslaw Milosz
1981
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3
Conversations with Graham Greene
1983
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4
Conversations with Eudora Welty
1985
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5
Conversations with Walker Percy
1985
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6
Conversations With Isaac Bashevis Singer
1985
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7
Conversations with William Styron
1985
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8
Conversations with Malcolm Cowley
1986
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9
Conversations with Lillian Hellman
1986
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10
Conversations with Tennessee Williams
1986
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11
Conversations with Ernest Hemingway
1986
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12
Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter
1987
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13
Truman Capote: Conversations
1987
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14
Conversations with Flannery O'Connor
1987
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15
Conversations with Peter Taylor
1987
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16
Conversations with Arthur Miller
1987
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17
Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut
1988
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18
Conversations with Edward Albee
1988
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19
Conversations with Erskine Caldwell
1988
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20
Conversations with Norman Mailer
1988
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21
Conversations with Robert Graves
1989
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22
Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates
1989
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23
Conversations with Shelby Foote
1989
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24
Conversations with Robertson Davies
1989
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25
Conversations with James Baldwin
1989
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26
Conversations with John Gardner
1990
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27
Conversations with Richard Wilbur
1990
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28
Conversations with Tom Wolfe
1990
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29
Conversations with Raymond Carver
1990
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30
Conversations with Eugene O'Neill
1990
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31
Conversations with Reynolds Price
1991
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32
Conversations with Bernard Malamud
1991
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33
Conversations with Elizabeth Spencer
1991
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34
Conversations with Nikki Giovanni
1992
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35
Conversations With Thornton Wilder
1992
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36
Conversations with Robert Coles
1992
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37
Conversations with M. F. K. Fisher
1992
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38
More Conversations with Walker Percy
1993
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39
Conversations with Richard Wright
1993
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40
Conversations with Paul Bowles
1993
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41
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
1994
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42
Conversations with Amiri Baraka
1994
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43
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Conversations with Toni Morrison
1994
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44
Conversations with Saul Bellow
1994
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45
Conversations with Henry Miller
1994
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46
Conversations With S.J. Perelman
1995
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47
Conversations with Ernest Gaines
1995
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48
Conversations with Ralph Ellison
1995
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49
Conversations with Chester Himes
1995
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50
Conversations with Susan Sontag
1995
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51
Conversations with Ishmael Reed
1995
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52
Conversations with Derek Walcott
1996
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53
More Conversations with Eudora Welty
1996
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54
Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop
1996
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55
Conversations with Pauline Kael
1996
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56
Conversations with V. S. Naipaul
1997
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57
Conversations with N. Scott Momaday
1997
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58
Conversations with Chinua Achebe
1997
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59
Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
1998
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60
Conversations with Denise Levertov
1998
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61
Conversations With William Faulkner
1999
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62
Conversations with E. L. Doctorow
1999
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63
Conversations With John Fowles
1999
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64
Conversations with Salman Rushdie
2000
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65
Conversations with William S. Burroughs
2000
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66
Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko
2000
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67
Conversations with Chaim Potok
2001
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68
Conversations with Richard Ford
2001
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69
Conversations with Christopher Isherwood
2001
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70
Conversations with Mary Gordon
2002
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71
Conversations with Jim Harrison
2002
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72
Conversations with Clarence Major
2002
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73
Conversations with Margaret Walker
2002
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74
Conversations with Erica Jong
2002
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75
Elie Wiesel: Conversations
2002
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76
Joseph Brodsky: Conversations
2003
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77
Conversations with Rita Dove
2003
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78
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Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald
2003
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79
Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks
2003
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80
Conversations with Stanley Kaufmann
2003
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81
Conversations with Gloria Naylor
2004
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82
Conversations with Audre Lorde
2004
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83
Conversations with Ray Bradbury
2004
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84
Conversations With John le Carré
2004
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85
Conversations with Isaac Asimov
2005
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86
Conversations with Don DeLillo
2005
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87
Conversations with Gore Vidal
2005
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88
Conversations with Robert Penn Warren
2005
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89
Conversations with Jack Kerouac
2005
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90
Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez
2005
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91
Conversations with Thomas McGuane
2006
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92
Conversations with Larry Brown
2007
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93
Conversations with Sonia Sanchez
2007
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94
Conversations with Wendell Berry
2007
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95
Conversations with Leon Forrest
2007
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96
Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
2008
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97
Conversations with Jimmy Carter
2023
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List of Christopher Isherwood Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great English Short Stories
1957
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2
Two Hearts Desire
1997
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3
Writing Los Angeles
2002
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4
Why are You Telling Me This?
2010
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5
Berlin
2010
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6
The Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s: Cold Gaze: Germany in the 1920s
2023
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Christopher Isherwood: Biography

Christopher Isherwood (Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood) was born on August 26th, 1904. Christopher passed away January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old. Christopher Isherwood was born in High Lane, Cheshire, England.

Christopher Isherwood has written 20 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1932 with the book The Memorial. The most recently released was The Song of God Bhagavad-Gita which was released in 2020.

Christopher Isherwood: Lists & Other Mentions

  • A Single Man has made several lists including:
    1. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2015.
    3. Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
  • Mr Norris Changes Trains was a Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.

Related Authors

Fans of Christopher Isherwood also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Charles Dickens, author of: A Christmas Carol.
  3. Agatha Christie, author of: And Then There Were None / Ten Little Indians.
  4. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  5. Leo Tolstoy, author of: Anna Karenina.

Christopher Isherwood: F.A.Q

When was Christopher Isherwood Born?

Christopher Isherwood was born on August 26th, 1904.

When did Christopher Isherwood die?

Christopher Isherwood died on January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old.

Where was Christopher Isherwood Born?

Christopher Isherwood was born in High Lane, Cheshire, England.

What was the first book Christopher Isherwood wrote?

The first book written by Christopher Isherwood was All the Conspirators, published in 1928.

What was the most recent book Christopher Isherwood wrote?

His most recently released work was The Song of God Bhagavad-Gita (a short story) on May 16th, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Christopher Isherwood?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Christopher Isherwood book is A Single Man. Here are his most popular books:
  1. A Single Man (9)
  2. Goodbye to Berlin (8)
  3. Mr Norris Changes Trains (8)
  4. Christopher and His Kind (8)

How many books has Christopher Isherwood written?

Christopher Isherwood has written 41 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Berlin Stories Series, 10 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Play, 6 Collections, 20 Non-Fiction Books, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Literary Conversations Series.

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