{"product_id":"gilgi-one-of-us-9780241391808","title":"Gilgi One of Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, bestselling feminist novel from Weimar Germany, from the author of \u003ci\u003eChild of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A formidable literary talent ... Sharp yet naïve, Gilgi is utterly human'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilgi  knows where she''s going in life: she''s ambitious, focused and  determined, even when her boss tries it on with her, even when her  parents reveal a terrible secret on her twenty-first birthday. Then she  meets the charming but feckless Martin and, for the first time, Gilgi  finds herself bewilderingly and dangerously derailed. Irmgard Keun''s  electrifying debut was an instant sensation in Weimar Germany, with its  frank, fearless exploration of sex, work and love.\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Geoff Wilkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''How contemporary the novel feels, with its portrait of a woman fighting to maintain control over her life and her body'' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gem of novel, a bittersweet delight ... Keun brilliantly conveys both the decadence and the despair of late-era Weimar Germany ... Expertly translated by Geoff Wilkes * Herald Scotland *\u003cbr\u003eI was struck by how contemporary the novel feels ... A female \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ereviewer in 1932 noted that 'countless hard-working, industrious, healthy young girls recognized themselves in the heroine'. I suspect many members of our #MeToo generation will do so as well * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe overwhelming power of Keun's work lies in her surprisingly raw, witty, and resonant feminine voices * Bookslut *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733093069143,"sku":"9780241391808","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241391808.jpg?v=1719999364","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gilgi-one-of-us-9780241391808","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}