Keun, Irmgard 1905-1982

The artificial silk girl by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
47 editions published between 1932 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 648 libraries worldwide
Doris, a young German woman, tries to build a career as an actress in 1930s Berlin.

Child of all nations by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
25 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 538 libraries worldwide
Growing up too quickly with the approach of World War II, young Kully travels with her parents throughout the countries of Europe, sharing their struggles to stay ahead of their visa expirations and evaluating the activities of Hitler, Mussolini, and Chamberlain.

After midnight by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
36 editions published between 1937 and 2011 in German and English and held by 431 libraries worldwide
"Sanna and her ravishing friend Gerti would rather speak of love than politics, but in 1930s Frankfurt, politics cannot be escaped--even in the lady's bathroom. Crossing town one evening to meet up with Gerti's Jewish lover, a blockade cuts off the girls' path--it is the Furher in a motorcade procession, and the crowd goes mad striving to catch a glimpse of Hitler's raised "empty hand." Then the parade is over, and in the long hours after midnight Sanna and Gerti will face betrayal, death, and the heartbreaking reality of being young in an era devoid of innocence or romance. In 1937, German author Irmgard Keun had only recently fled Nazi Germany with her lover Joseph Roth when she wrote this slim, exquisite, and devastating book. It captures the unbearable tension, contradictions, and hysteria of pre-war Germany like no other novel. Yet even as it exposes human folly, the book exudes a hopeful humanism. It is full of humor and light, even as it describes the first moments of a nightmare. After Midnight is a masterpiece that deserves to be read and remembered anew"--

Gilgi, eine von uns : Roman by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
27 editions published between 1931 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 188 libraries worldwide

D-Zug dritter Klasse : Roman by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
13 editions published between 1938 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 153 libraries worldwide

Das Mädchen, mit dem die Kinder nicht verkehren durften by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
26 editions published between 1936 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 136 libraries worldwide

Ich lebe in einem wilden Wirbel : Briefe an Arnold Strauss, 1933 bis 1947 by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
7 editions published between 1988 and 1990 in German and held by 125 libraries worldwide

Ferdinand, der Mann mit dem freundlichen Herzen : Roman by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
10 editions published between 1950 and 1990 in German and Undetermined and held by 113 libraries worldwide

Wenn wir alle gut wären by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
4 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in German and held by 39 libraries worldwide

The bad example by Irmgard Keun ( Book )
1 edition published in 1955 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide