Gilgi, One of Us
Author: Keun, Irmgard
ISBN: 9780241391808
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2019
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 195mm x 128mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A brilliant feminist novel from Weimar Germany, from the author of Child of All Nations
Gilgi knows where she's going in life- she's ambitious, determined and fearless. She's not even derailed when her parents drop a massive bombshell on her twenty-first birthday. But then she meets the charming but aimless Martin, and for the first time, Gilgi finds herself blown bewilderingly and dangerously off-course. Set in Cologne against the backdrop of rising Nazism, Irmgard Keun's astonishing debut electrified Weimar Germany. With its frank exploration of sex, abortion, work and love, it feels as fresh today as when it first appeared.
ISBN: 9780241391808
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2019
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 195mm x 128mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A brilliant feminist novel from Weimar Germany, from the author of Child of All Nations
Gilgi knows where she's going in life- she's ambitious, determined and fearless. She's not even derailed when her parents drop a massive bombshell on her twenty-first birthday. But then she meets the charming but aimless Martin, and for the first time, Gilgi finds herself blown bewilderingly and dangerously off-course. Set in Cologne against the backdrop of rising Nazism, Irmgard Keun's astonishing debut electrified Weimar Germany. With its frank exploration of sex, abortion, work and love, it feels as fresh today as when it first appeared.
