The author of this book was partly inspired by his relationship with Jean Ross and his landlady Meta Thurau.
The author of this book was partly inspired by his relationship with Jean Ross and his landlady Meta Thurau. In one part of this book, the narrator enters into a possibly homoerotic friendship with Bernhard Landauer via his teaching relationship with Natalie Landauer. Another section of this book ends with the narrator receiving a postcard from Rio de Janeiro reading, "What have I done to deserve all this?" The second half of this books famously begins with the line, "I am a (*) camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking." The first story in this book describes how the author's alter ego William Bradshaw befriends the title German communist. The character of Sally Bowles from this collection later become a leading character in the film Cabaret. For 10 points, name this pair of novellas, Goodbye to Berlin and Mr. Norris Changes Trains, written by Christopher Isherwood.
The author of this book was partly inspired by his relationship with Jean Ross and his landlady Meta Thurau.
The {Berlin Stories} [anti-prompt on {Mr. Norris Changes Trains} or {Goodbye to Berlin}]