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od Halle to Berlin ‘ CHRISTOPHE “\ ISHER- WOOD, . British born but American-naturalised euthor and playwright. now in London from is home in sunny Santa Monica, Oslifornia, 1a to visit Berlin soon. Tt will be 47-year-old Isherwood's first return to the city since he gave wp living there when Hitler arrived on the scene. And Isherwood will have some éx- plaining to do. Several of his ercig—es- pecially his age- ing fandd — have been as tonished to find them se lve, thinly disguised, in many of his Btorias. ; Speaking with a sof, American i accent—he has oe, lived in America Cc for nearly 15 : yeara — Isher- hood gels wie . wy tha s con- t suming interest nf ’ . al the moment io: ete rs is Hinduism, He wo describes him- “RE 7 self as a Ve- ¥ . dantin — a man Isherwood who accepts the philosophy of Hinduism without worshipping. at S&S its altars. Working with a friend who is a” ‘ Bengal monk, Isherwood has translated the Gita, which he describes a& the Hindu “ Bible.” “a "oT “ey lr ° f} ~ ae Next year he will accompany the monk on 4 nilgrimage to monas- teries in India. Noy C=AArRpEp 7 § a | = at Huxley, Too FEB 25; 952 fa Isherwood tells me_ that his friends W. H. Auden. Aldous Hux- ley and John van Druten are also interested in Vedanta, Though he has not done any work in collaboration with Ayeédn - for many years he has been . ing fointiv with Van Druten, A play “I Am & Camera,” written "The Evening News" by Van Druten from an Isherwood . {i 5 "2, London, England 5 short storv. is now being plaved on . *. é ~ January 23; 1952 Broadway. - 34 One thine ishern.ood would not ry) alt discuss: -Burgegg. the missing ] 0 f. diplomat:—“Thouelt a friend of oft i Burgess in the past he has no x se seen him since 1947. “I know ff nothing whatever about his dis- 2 avpearance.” Said Isherwood \ 64 FEs27is2 Oe Joy OFFICE OF TEN Luci acess ONT Me hl LOraci, Evens: ee ~ _— 7 To)