Name: The Novelist From Berlin
Price: 15.73 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: V. S. Alexander
ISBN: 9781496734815

Type

Physical Book

Author

V. S. Alexander

Publisher

Kensington

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781496734815

The Novelist From Berlin

V. S. Alexander (Author) · Kensington · Paperback

Cheaper New Book Imported to Austria *

Delivery: 22 May - 26 May

15,73 €

Faster New Book Imported to Austria *

Delivery: 05 May - 08 May

19,85 €

* Import costs and 10% VAT included in the price ✅

15,73 €

Add to Wishlist

Synopsis "The Novelist From Berlin "

An engrossing novel inspired by the mysterious true story of Irmgard Keun, a female novelist who defied all the rules during Berlin's volcanic post-WWI years, as a young German writer exiled for her ideas flees her country and her Nazi-supporting husband, fighting for her art, her life, and her child. 1920s Germany: Though the world has changed in the wake of the Great War, it is still ruled by men. Even a woman as resourceful and intelligent as Niki Rittenhaus needs alliances in order to survive. Her marriage to Rickard Länger, a movie producer for Berlin's Passport Pictures, seems convenient for them both. When Rickard succumbs to increasing pressure from the Nazis to make propaganda movies, a horrified Niki turns away from her own film aspirations and instead, begins to write. Niki's first novel, The Berlin Woman, is published under a pseudonym to great success. But Niki knows she cannot stay anonymous for long. The Nazis are cementing their power over Germany--and over her husband. Though she succeeds in escaping Rickard, he directs Hitler's Brownshirts to do the unthinkable: kidnap their daughter. With her books blacklisted, her life in danger, and Europe descending into war, Niki travels to Amsterdam, joins the Dutch Resistance, and then returns to war-torn Berlin determined to claim freedom for herself and her child, and to write her own story at last.

V. S. Alexander

(Author)

View Author's Page

V.S. Alexander is passionate about history, music, and visual arts. Some of his influences in writing are Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Daphne du Maurier, and any text by the exquisite Brontë sisters. He is the author of the novels The Magdalen Girls (2016), Hitler's Taster (Planeta, 2019), and The Irishman’s Daughter (2019). He currently lives in Florida, United States.

See less