The Berlin Stories

The Berlin Stories is a book consisting of two novellas by Christopher Isherwood: "Goodbye to Berlin" and "Mr Norris Changes Trains". It was published in 1945. The collection was chosen as one of the "Time" 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Plot.
The two novellas are set in Berlin between 1930 and 1933, just as Adolf Hitler was moving into power. Berlin is portrayed by Isherwood during this transition period of cafes and quaint avenues, grotesque nightlife and dreamers, and powerful mobs and millionaires.
"The Berlin Stories" was the inspiration for the John Van Druten play "I Am a Camera", which in turn went on to inspire the film "I Am a Camera" as well as the stage musical and film version of "Cabaret".
Sally Bowles is probably the best-known character from "The Berlin Stories" because she was the focus of the "Cabaret" musical and film, although in "The Berlin Stories" she is only the main character of one short story in "Goodbye to Berlin".