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° "The Evening News" London, England January 23, 1952 | 64 FEB 27 1952 Le CECI, rE Helle. to Berlin ‘ HRIST ee, PHE ‘OOD, tish- born but American-1 Deluiraliaed author and playwrignt now in London from e ig, Sunny Santa Monica, ‘to visit Ber! 41-year-old will rst retum to fed oy, aince “he gave up living there when Hitler Srrived on the plaining to do. Breaking with a soft American accent—he has lived in America for nearly 15 yearx — Isher- wood told «ie that hls con- suming interest at the moment is Hinduism, He describes = him- self as a Ve- dantin — a man A accepts the hilosophy of Hinduism without worshipping at its a ‘Working with @ friend who Is a” Bengal monk, herwood has translated the Gita, which he describes @& the Hindu “Bible.” Next year he will accompany the monk on pil grimage to monas- Isherwood teres in D Huxley, Too 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 Al tna gp wit, van Dru : z jointly with Van Druten, play SPoamece writteh be Van Druten from an Isherwood short storv. is now being plaved on Broadway. One my ink 3 herwood would not g * 8 iv ei YE Hn No? cEReRDED 4 FEB 25952 ¢ 3