The Girl at the Orga Privat: A Short Novel from Berlin by Tim Mehigan Paperback

Description: The Girl at the Orga Privat by Tim Mehigan, Gerhard Schulz, Geoff Wilkes Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In 1928, Erna Halbe leaves her hometown for Berlin, where she takes an office job. She must find her way not only in the city, but also in the difficult conditions at work. When her coworker Trude becomes pregnant to her boss, and is sacked, Erna draws on her working-class background to organize her more genteel colleagues into a protest strike. Publisher Description In the spring of 1928, the coal miners daughter Erna Halbe leaves her provincial hometown for Berlin, where she takes an office job. Her new colleagues laugh at her unfashionable clothes and dub her "The Girl at the Orga Privat" when she is given an old typewriter of that make to work on.The eighteen-year-old Erna must find her way not only in the big city, and among the other young women, but also through the difficult conditions at work, where the salaries are barely enough to live on and the male bosses harass the female employees. When her coworker Trude becomes pregnant by her boss and is sacked, Erna draws on her working-class background to organize her more genteel colleagues into a protest strike.Rudolf Braunes Erna is a more radical literary example of the Weimar Republics resourceful – but often politically indifferent – "New Woman" than Irmgard Keuns Doris and Vicki Baums Flämmchen. Author Biography Geoff Wilkes is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. He has written widely about the literature of the Weimar Republic and published translations of works by Irmgard Keun, Hans Fallada and Ilse Aichinger. Details ISBN 1803745320 ISBN-13 9781803745329 Title The Girl at the Orga Privat Author Tim Mehigan, Gerhard Schulz, Geoff Wilkes Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 148 Publisher Peter Lang International Academic Publishers GE_Item_ID:161625380; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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