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Name: Das kunstseidene Mädchen
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Author: Irmgard Keun

📘 Das kunstseidene Mädchen by Irmgard Keun

The story of Doris, a beautiful young woman striving for fame in pre-WWII Berlin, quickly descends into near prostitution and homelessness. Prewar Berlin, the city of promise, is revealed to be a seamy and bleak urban landscape.

First publish date: 1932

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Irmgard Keun

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