Literary Classics 1945

Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood

Published in Spanish as La violeta del Prater

With one impatient phone call, a young Christopher Isherwood is drawn into the film industry.

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What it is

Funny and sad at once · comedy with teeth

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like a book that makes you think

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