Irmgard Keun was born in Berlin, Germany in 1905. She had early stage aspirations, and landed several minor film roles before turning to writing. Her first novel, Gilgi, eine von uns (Gilgi, One of Us), was a runaway bestseller and made into a film the year after it was published. Her second novel, Das kunstseidene Maedchen (The Artificial Silk ...
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