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Gay Fiction

The Berlin Stories

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  • 1945 first published
  • 207 pages
  • 27 editions
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The Berlin Stories is a 1945 gay fiction novel by Christopher Isherwood. It takes readers to Berlin and Berlin, Germany in 1918–1933. Key subjects include gay men, British and city and town life.

36 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions.

At about 207 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1918–1933

Subjects

  • Gay men
  • British
  • English Autobiographical fiction
  • City and town life
  • Berlin, Germany
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Bowles, sally
  • Germany

Quick answers

Who wrote The Berlin Stories?

The Berlin Stories was written by Christopher Isherwood and first published in 1945.

What genre is The Berlin Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is The Berlin Stories?

The median edition has 207 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Berlin Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mercury and Me, Less and The Bell.

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