num_pages: 296
description: With The Memorial, Christopher Isherwood began his lifelong work of rewriting his own experiences into witty yet almost forensic portraits of modern society. Set in the aftermath of World War I, The Memorial portrays the dissolution of a tradition-bound English family. Cambridge student Eric Vernon finds himself torn between his desire to emulate his heroic father, who led a life of quiet sacrifice before dying in the war, and his envy for his father's great friend Edward Blake, who survived the war only to throw himself into gay life in Berlin and the pursuit of meaningless relationships.
language: English
title: The Memorial
titlecomplete: The Memorial
genres: 20th Century, Historical, Classics, Queer, Literary Fiction, World War I, LGBT, Historical Fiction, Gay, Fiction
ratings_count: 381
publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press