Mr. Norris Changes Trains [Import] [Hardcover]

Christopher Isherwood (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0701201495
• ISBN-13: 978-0701201494
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

Christopher Isherwood (1902-86) lived in Berlin from 1928 to 1933 and immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in 20th-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than 20 books including the novels Prater Violet and a series of short stories that inspired the musical Cabaret.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alan Cumming has SUCH passion for Isherwood!, June 9, 2001

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This review is from: Mr Norris Changes Trains (Classic, 20th-Century, Audio) (Audio Cassette)

I have a bunch of audio books narrated by Alan Cumming, and I have to say that Mr. Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye To Berlin are the two best I ever heard. Maybe it's because that Alan was the Emcee in the musical Cabaret, for which these two books lent inspiration to. But for whatever reason, Alan brings you into the magical world of divine decadence in pre-war Berlin with Arthur Norris, the ideal of an enigma; Fraulein Schroeder, the chatty, light and amusing landlady; Otto and Anni, the next generation of Germans; and of course the narrator Chris. Alan knows what he's reading and because of his divine comprehension, he makes the recording sound so much more fun and enjoyable to listen to!