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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In 1939 Christoher Isherwood and W. H. Auden emigrated together to the United States. These diaries, covering the period up to 1960, describe Isherwood's search for a new life in California where he eventually settled. The diaries tell how Isherwood became a disciple of the Hindu monk, Swami Prabhavananda, about his pacifism during World War 11, his work as a secrenwriter in Hollywood, and his friendships with such gifted artists and intellectuals as Garbo, Chaplin, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Igo and Vera Stravinsky, Aldous Huxley, Gielgud , Olivier, Richard Burton, Charles Laughton and David O. Selznick - many of whom were emigres like himself. This 1996 first edition copy is sold in FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustwrapper. This copy is heavy and therefore postage will be quoted upon enquiry.…