Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was a British-American novelist, playwright, and diarist best known for his semi-autobiographical works set in Berlin during the early 1930s, including 'Mr. Norris Changes Trains' (1935) and 'Goodbye to Berlin' (1939), the latter inspiring the musical and film 'Cabaret.' Born near Manchester, England, he moved to Berlin in 1929, immersing himself in its vibrant artistic and gay scenes, before emigrating to the United States in 1939, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1946, and settling in California where he explored Vedantism and continued writing on themes of homosexuality and spirituality.