Kathleen and Frank (Vintage classics) - Softcover

Isherwood, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749399295 ISBN 13: 9780749399290

Publisher: Vintage, 1992

Synopsis

Primarily the story of Christopher Isherwood's parents, this is a description of the traditional English family background from which Isherwood, a pacifist and homosexual, felt impelled to escape. The couple first met in 1895 and married in 1903, on Frank's return from the Boer War. Christopher was born in the following year. Frank, a regular soldier, though possessed of artistic talents, was killed in May 1915 whilst leading his men on a hopeless assault at Ypres, but Kathleen survived to the age of 91. The book has been described as revealing more about Christopher Isherwood than any of the seemingly autobiographical novels which preceded it.

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Review:

"Shows a deeper understanding of much that he had once rebelled against." --"The Guardian
""A moving account of his parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries." --"The Independent
""A social history of the first half of the twentieth century and a study of artistic megalomania . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision." --"The Spectator"

Shows a deeper understanding of much that he had once rebelled against. "The Guardian"

A moving account of his parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries. "The Independent"

A social history of the first half of the twentieth century and a study of artistic megalomania . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. "The Spectator""

Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against. W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

A moving account of [Isherwood s] parents marriage based on their letters and diaries. Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator"

Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against. W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

A moving account of [Isherwood s] parents marriage based on their letters and diaries. Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision. Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator

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"Show[s] a deeper understanding of much that [Isherwood] had once rebelled against." --W. J. Weatherby, The Guardian

"A moving account of [Isherwood's] parents' marriage based on their letters and diaries." --Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday

"[A] social history of the first half of the [twentieth] century . . . Christopher writes about Christopher with fine, clear, cool precision." --Patrick Skene Catling, The Spectator

About the Author:

Christopher Isherwood (1902-1986) lived in Berlin from 1928 to 1933 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than twenty books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0749399295
• ISBN 13: 9780749399290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384