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Before Sex and the City there was Bridget Jones. And before Bridget Jones was The Artificial Silk Girl. In 1931, a young woman writer living in Germany was inspired by Anita Loos s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to describe pre-war Berlin and the age of cinematic glamour through the eyes of a woman. The resulting novel, The Artificial Silk Girl, became an acclaimed bestseller and a masterwork of German literature, in the tradition of Christopher Isherwood s Berlin Stories and Bertolt Brecht s Three Penny Opera. Like Isherwood and Brecht, Keun revealed the dark underside of Berlin s 'golden twenties' with empathy and honesty. Unfortunately, a Nazi censorship board banned Keun s work in 1933 and destroyed all existing copies of The Artificial Silk Girl.

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Only one English translation was published, in Great Britain, before the book disappeared in the chaos of the ensuing war. Today, more than seven decades later, the story of this quintessential 'material girl' remains as relevant as ever, as.

These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Written by people who wish to remain anonymouswas written by German author. She was inspired by Anita Loo's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, leading her to describe pre-Nazi German life from a woman's perspective as well as through the lens of cinematic charisma saturating that era. The Artificial Silk Girl, published in 1931, turned out to be an acclaimed bestseller that stunned the world of German literature. Its rise to fame was driven by the unadulterated context of her writing, highlighting the dark side of Berlin's 'golden twenties.'

Not everyone was impressed with her work, including the Nazi censorship board. They banned her book in 1933 and destroyed all existing copies of it. Luckily, Great Britain published the only English translation before the book disappeared in the calamity of the war nearing that time.

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This book was later translated by Germanist Kathie von Ankum.Keun was born on February 6, 1905 and died on May 5, 1982. She provided noteworthy portrayals of what life was like in the Weimar Republic. In addition, she thoughtfully expressed the early years of Nazi control executed in Germany. Update this section!You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingthis section.After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editorwill review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'The Artificial Silk Girl Background'.

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