{"product_id":"a-woman-in-berlin-eight-weeks-in-the-conquered-city-a-diary","title":"A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary","description":"A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice\n\n“A tract essential for our often morally fuzzy times . . . It is destined to be a classic.” ―San Francisco Chronicle\n\nFor eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. \"With bald honesty and brutal lyricism\" (Elle), the anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners in all their humanity, as well as their cravenness, corrupted first by hunger and then by the Russians. \"Spare and unpredictable, minutely observed and utterly free of self-pity\" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), A Woman in Berlin tells of the complex relationship between civilians and an occupying army and the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject--the mass rape suffered by all, regardless of age or infirmity.\n\nA Woman in Berlin stands as \"one of the essential books for understanding war and life\" (A. S. Byatt, author of Possession).\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312426119\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI560008Z5_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Anonymous|Boehm, Philip\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334730219581,"sku":"31UI560008Z5_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0312426119-0.jpg?v=1783700895","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-woman-in-berlin-eight-weeks-in-the-conquered-city-a-diary","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}