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I Have No Regrets – Diaries, 1955–1963
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This collection is ideal for readers interested in 20th-century European history, especially those curious about life in socialist East Germany, as well as fans of candid diaries and thought-provoking women's literature.
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Frank and refreshing, Brigitte Reimann’s collected diaries provide a candid account of life in socialist Germany.
With an upbeat tempo and amusing tone, I Have No Regrets contains detailed accounts of the author’s love affairs, daily life, writing, and reflections. Like the heroines in her stories, Reimann was impetuous and outspoken, addressing issues and sensibilities otherwise repressed in the era of the German Democratic Republic.
She followed the state’s call for artists to leave their ivory towers and engage with the people, moving to the new town of Hoyerswerda to work part-time at a nearby industrial plant and run writing classes for the workers. Her diaries and letters provide a fascinating parallel to her fictional writing. By turns shocking, passionate, unflinching, and bitter—but above all life-affirming—they offer an unparalleled insight into what life was like during the first decades of the GDR.
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Critics have welcomed these diaries as an important introduction to Reimann's work beyond Germany, where she is best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Franziska Linkerhand. The Times Literary Supplement praises the volume as a valuable insight into her writing journey, while The New European highlights how the diaries vividly illuminate life in East Germany during this period, including personal struggles such as a suicide attempt following a miscarriage.
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ISBN: 9781803091808
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 1.0mm
Width: 5.0mm
Height: 8.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 500
About the Author
Brigitte Reimann (1933–73) was a German teacher and writer. Her novel Ankunft im Alltag is regarded as a masterpiece of socialist realism. She received the Heinrich Mann Prize in 1964. Lucy Jones is a cofounder of Transfiction GbR and has translated Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Ronald Schernikau, and Silke Scheuermann, among others.
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