An edition of Das kunstseidene Mädchen (1932)
The Artificial Silk Girl
By Irmgard Keun
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Publish Date
August 1, 2002
Publisher
Other Press
Language
eng
Pages
218
Description:
The story of Doris, beautiful and striving, who vows to write down all that happens to her as the star of her own life story. But instead of scripting what she hopes will be a quick rise to fame and fortune as either an actress or the mistress/wife of a wealthy man, she describes a slow descent into near prostitution and homelessness. Prewar Berlin is not the dazzling and exciting city of promise it seems; Doris unwittingly reveals a bleak, seamy urban landscape.