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Das kunstseidene Mädchen

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The Artificial Silk Girl is a novel by Irmgard Keun, published in Berlin in 1932. The protagonist Doris writes about how she struggles to survive, first in her hometown and then in pre-war Berlin.

The Artificial Silk Girl was a huge bestseller in Weimar Germany, until the Nazis banned it in 1933 and destroyed all existing copies. It is Keun's best known book in contemporary Germany.

It is referenced in Ali Smith's 2020 novel Summer.

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First published: 1932

Last modified: 2023-11-06 (revision #158805)

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489694
Wikidata Work ID
Q1171410

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