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Christopher Isherwood
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British-American novelist (1904-1986)

Also known as: Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood, Isherwood, Christopher William Bradshaw, Кристофер Ишервуд, كريستوفر إشيروود, 크리스토퍼 이셔우드, クリストファー・イシャーウッド

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Known works

  • Christopher and his kind (1978)
  • Down There on a Visit
  • A single man
  • Prater Violet
  • The Condor and the Cows