Lions and shadows

Description:

In this largely autobiographical book Isherwood gives a fascinating account of the making of a writer. His story begins with the intellectual hothouse atmosphere of Cambridge in the early twenties: but it is his wickedly funny depiction of the Bohemian life of London, with thinly disguised portraits of many brilliant men - Auden and Stephen Spender among them - that is most intriguing. With his witty, appealing and sometimes outrageous pen Isherwood illuminates the society that created writers and thinkers who have shaped much of the twentieth century

subjects: Biography,  Childhood and youth,  College students,  English Authors,  Social life and customs,  University of Cambridge,  20th century,  Authors, English,  England,  Fiction in English,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  In literature,  Fiction, biographical

People: Christopher Isherwood (1904-),  Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986)

Places: Cambridge,  Cambridge (England),  England

Times: 20th century