{"title":"Brigitte Reimann","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrigitte Reimann's work offers a profound exploration of personal and social realities, blending elements of \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e with intimate reflections found in diaries and memoirs. Her writing captures the complexities of human relationships and the nuanced struggles of everyday life in a poetic yet unflinching style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that delve into themes of identity, perseverance, and the bittersweet nature of farewell, all rendered with emotional honesty and cultural insight. Her books resonate with a timeless quality, engaging those interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e and the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"siblings-by-brigitte-reimann-9780241555835","title":"Siblings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first English translation of this stirring novel of idealist loyalty and sibling love, by one of East Germany's most important writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1960. The border between East and West Germany has closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Elisabeth, a young painter, the GDR is her generation's chance to build an egalitarian socialist future. For her brother Uli, it is a place of stricture and oppression. Separating them is the ever-wider chasm of the party line; over them loom the twin spectres of opportunity and fear, and the shadow of their defector brother Konrad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn prose as bold as a scarlet paint stroke, Brigitte Reimann battles with the clash of idealism and suppression, familial loyalty and desire. This fervid, ground-breaking novel, written when Reimann was only twenty-seven, remains one of the cult classics of East German literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46298537918700,"sku":"9780241555835","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27357683482273.jpg?v=1743035224"},{"product_id":"siblings-by-brigitte-reimann-9780241555842","title":"Siblings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stirring novel of idealist loyalty and sibling love, by one of East Germany's most important writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1960. The border between East and West Germany has closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Elisabeth, a young painter, the GDR is her generation's chance to build an egalitarian socialist future. 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She recorded only what mattered: telling details, emotional truths, and political realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNever written for publication and first published in full in German only after the fall of the Berlin Wall, these diaries offer a unique record of what it felt like to live in a country that no longer exists—represented for years largely through Cold War propaganda and still portrayed in fairy-tale Stasi dramas. Here we get a sense of lived experience, as if Doris Lessing or Edna O’Brien had been allowed in with their notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume continues where her earlier book of diaries, \u003ci\u003eI Have No Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e, left off, in 1964. It sees Reimann grow wistful and at times bitter, as her love life, her professional life, and her health all suffer. Yet throughout, she retains a lively appetite for new experiences and a dedication to writing. Finally, she finds security in a surprising new love, and although she died soon after this volume ends, the novel she was writing was to become a much-read cult hit after her death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable document from a time and place that we still struggle to see clearly, \u003ci\u003eIt All Tastes of Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e is unforgettable—a last gift from an essential writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855787479276,"sku":"9780857427809","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7203623482493.jpg?v=1759277649"},{"product_id":"it-all-tastes-of-farewell-by-brigitte-reimann-9781803092270","title":"It All Tastes of Farewell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContinuing where Reimann's earlier book of diaries, \u003ci\u003eI Have No Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e, left off in 1964, this volume is a compelling and frank account of one woman’s life and loves in 1960s East Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt All Tastes of Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e is a frank account of one woman’s life and loves in 1960s East Germany. 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To help them with the harvest, Heinrich arranges for Alexei, a Russian prisoner of war, to labour in the fields. Though initially suspicious of this watchful stranger, Kathrin is soon drawn to Alexei, with ruinous consequences.\n\nFirst published in 1956, Woman in the Pillory is a formative novella by one of East Germany's most significant writers, showcasing Brigitte Reimann's vivid ideological engagement with the legacy of Nazi Germany and the Communist drive to create 'a new kind of person' following the devastation of the war.","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363360358636,"sku":"9780241718971","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6c2e941f0432af06288cc2d178cb0f3e.jpg?v=1772934862"},{"product_id":"i-have-no-regrets-diaries-19551963-by-lucy-jones-9781803091808","title":"I Have No Regrets – Diaries, 1955–1963","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank and refreshing, Brigitte Reimann’s collected diaries provide a candid account of life in socialist Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an upbeat tempo and amusing tone, \u003cem\u003eI Have No Regrets\u003c\/em\u003e contains detailed accounts of the author’s love affairs, daily life, writing, and reflections. 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