num_pages: 267
description: In 1935, while Europe experiences growing political tensions that will eventually lead to World War II, Christopher Isherwood, Stephen Spender and Wystan Hugh Auden move to Sintra, Portugal. Accompanied by Tony Hyndman, Spender's lover, and Heinz Neddermayer, Isherwood's lover, they look for a big peaceful house where they can live together happily ever after. During their stay in Sintra, the authors keep a common diary to write about their expat lives and the changes Europe is undergoing. Never published until 2012, 'Il diario di Sintra' (first published in Italian by Florentine publisher Barbès) brings together the original diary, excerpts from the authors' personal diaries as well as other letters written to friends and families. The book opens with an introduction by Matthew Spender, Stephen's son, who edited the collection.
language: Italian
title: Il diario di Sintra
publisher: Barbès