The Memorial
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The Memorial is a 1932 English novel by author Christopher Isherwood
. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I
. Isherwood's second published novel, this is the first of his works for which he adapted his own life experiences into his fiction.
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood was an English-American novelist.-Early life and work:Born at Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire in North West England, Isherwood spent his childhood in various towns where his father, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, was stationed...
. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Isherwood's second published novel, this is the first of his works for which he adapted his own life experiences into his fiction.