![]() However, much of what Landauer wants to convey about himself to Isherwood remains ‘static’-in the sense of interference-and unknowable. Bernhard Landauer, a Jewish department store owner, enters into dialogue over the telephone to confirm his continued existence in the world. Isherwood also concerns himself with the ethical implications of telecommunication. However, this fragile queer social scene does not survive the police raids of the later chapters, during which the Nazis appropriate the telephone as a means of surveillance and control. At the Lady Windermere-a gay nightclub-the telephones at each table facilitate a queer erotics of connection. Sally is not the only character who uses the phone for sex. Indeed, her frequent and salacious telephone calls with Isherwood help determine the shape of her chapter in the novel. He’s terribly passionate.’įor literary call-girl Sally Bowles, the telephone is for sex and gossip. ![]() ![]() ‘For heaven’s sake, don’t leave me alone with this man!’ she exclaimed. ![]()
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