{"product_id":"the-berlin-novels-by-christopher-isherwood-9780749397029","title":"The Berlin Novels","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo acclaimed novels based on Isherwood's experiences in pre-war Berlin, together in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Isherwood offers fascinating insight into pre-war Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr Norris Changes Trains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first of Christopher Isherwood's classic Berlin novels, this portrays the encounter and growing friendship between young William Bradshaw and the urbane and mildly sinister Mr Norris. Piquant, witty and oblique, it vividly evokes the atmosphere of pre-war Berlin and forcefully conveys an ironic political parable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoodbye to Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The inspiration for the film \u003cem\u003eCabaret\u003c\/em\u003e and for the play \u003cem\u003eI Am a Camera\u003c\/em\u003e, this novel remains one of the most powerful of the century, a haunting evocation of the gathering storm of the Nazi terror. Told in a series of wry, detached and impressionistic vignettes, it is an unforgettable portrait of bohemian Berlin, a city and a world on the very brink of ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46271990792428,"sku":"9780749397029","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780749397029.jpg?v=1742268231","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-berlin-novels-by-christopher-isherwood-9780749397029","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}