| Record Number |
742972 |
| ISBN |
9780099561231 (paperback) |
| Author |
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 author. |
| Title |
My guru and his disciple / Christopher Isherwood ; with a new introduction by Simon Callow. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Vintage Books, 2013. |
| Pagination etc. |
xvi, 300 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Vintage classics |
| Contents note |
First published: London : Methuen Publishing, 1980. |
| Summary Note |
In 1939, as Europe approaches war, the author, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. There he meets Swami Prabhavananda, a Hindu monk, who will become his spiritual guide for the next thirty-seven years. This title tells his story. |
| Subject - Name |
Isherwood, Christopher, -- 1904-1986 |
| Isherwood, Christopher, -- 1904-1986 -- Religion |
| Prabhavananda, -- Swami,1893-1976 |
| Subject |
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography |
| Gurus -- United States -- Biography |
| Added Author |
Callow, Simon, 1949- author of introduction, etc. |
| Shelf Location |
823.9 ISHE |
