Berlin Stories
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Berlin Stories is a collection of interconnected semi-autobiographical novellas by Christopher Isherwood depicting life in Weimar-era Berlin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel collection
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semi-autobiographical work ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Cabaret
NERFINISHED
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I Am a Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Isherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christopher Isherwood's experiences in Berlin ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Goodbye to Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Mr Norris Changes Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Berlin nightlife
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economic hardship in interwar Germany ⓘ emergence of Nazi movement in Berlin ⓘ everyday life in Weimar-era Berlin ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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fiction ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | depictions of Weimar Berlin in popular culture ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key English-language portrayal of Weimar Berlin ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Christopher Isherwood (fictionalized narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Arthur Norris
NERFINISHED
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Bernhard Landauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fräulein Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalia Landauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Bowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationForm | collection of interconnected novellas ⓘ |
| setting | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Weimar Republic
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early 1930s ⓘ late 1920s ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBT subculture in Weimar Berlin
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decadence ⓘ political extremism ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ sexual freedom ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| timeOfActionBegins | 1929 ⓘ |
| timeOfActionEnds | early 1930s ⓘ |
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