The Artificial Silk Girl : A Novel

Name: The Artificial Silk Girl : A Novel
Brand: Other Press LLC

Other Press LLC

This enthralling tale of a \u201Cmaterial girl\u201D in 1930s Berlin is the masterpiece of a literary icon, rediscovered and restored to the same heights as such luminaries as Isherwood and Brecht. \nIn 1931 a young woman writer living in Germany penned her answer to Anita Loos\u2019s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the era of cinematic glamour: The Artificial Silk Girl. Though a Nazi censorship board banned Irmgard Keun\u2019s work in 1933 and destroyed all existing copies, the novel survived, as fresh and relevant today as the day it was written.\nThe Artificial Silk Girl is 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\n\nThe Artificial Silk Girl\nA Novel\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the ;