Ebook {Epub PDF} The World In The Evening by Christopher Isherwood

6 rows ·  · The world traveler comes to a gradual understanding of himself and of his newly adopted homeland. ISBN When first published in , The World in the Evening was notable for its clear-eyed depiction of European and American mores, sexuality, and religion. Today, readers herald Christopher Isherwood's frank portrayal of bisexuality and his early appreciation of low and high camp/5(17). The World in the Evening. •. Author: Christopher Isherwood. The celebrated English writer’s first novel about Americans and their values, now back in print. Against the backdrop of World War II, The World in the Evening charts the emotional development of Stephen Monk, an aimless Englishman living in .

Christopher Isherwood was born Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood on his family's estate in Cheshire on Aug. His father, who had studied at Cambridge University, was a professional soldier and member of the York and Lancaster Regiment, and had died in the First World War. The World in the Evening: A Novel (FSG Classics series) by Christopher Isherwood. A deeply introspective book about war, religion, and sexuality Against the backdrop of World War II, The World in the Evening charts the emotional development of Stephen Monk, an aimless Englishman living in California. Reviewed in the United States on August 4, Verified Purchase. Evening, set in the late s and early s, seems to be hung on a simple frame. Part One is entitled "An End.". In it the protagonist, Stephen Monk, catches his second wife, Jane, in a compromising position with another man and leaves her immediately—almost too easily.

Buy The World in the Evening by Christopher Isherwood online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 7 editions - starting at $ Shop now. The world traveler comes to a gradual understanding of himself and of his newly adopted homeland. When first published in , The World in the Evening was notable for its clear-eyed depiction of European and American mores, sexuality, and religion. Today, readers herald Christopher Isherwood's frank portrayal of bisexuality and his early appreciation of low and high camp. The World in the Evening by Christopher Isherwood is a quasi-fictional account of love, loss, and regret. As in many Isherwood novels, the main character is caught in a contest between his personal egoism and the needs of friends and lovers. The composer Nicholas Maw's orchestral composition The World in the Evening acknowledges Isherwood's novel as supplying the title for the piece, but there is no other narrative connection.