Andrea Weiss: Paris Was a Woman

Portraits from the Left Bank. USA 2013, 256 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 24.95
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Originally published more than twenty years ago and winner of a Lambda Literary Award, »Paris Was a Woman« is a rare profile of the female literati in Paris at the turn of the last century. Now with a new preface and illustrations, this »scrapbook« of their work - along with Andrea Weiss' lively commentary - highlights the political, social, and ... Weiterlesen

Andrea Weiss: In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain

The Erika and Klaus Mann Story. USA 2008, 302 pp., hardbound, € 21.79
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Thomas Mann's two eldest children, Erika and Klaus, were empowered by their close bond, they espoused vehemently anti-Nazi views in a Europe swept by fascism and were openly, even defiantly, gay in an age of secrecy and repression. Although their father's fame has unfairly overshadowed their legacy, Erika and Klaus were serious authors, and political visionaries. Their views earned them ... Weiterlesen

Andrea Weiss: Paris war eine Frau

Die Frauen von der Left Bank. D 2006, 236 S., Broschur, € 15.50
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Paris übte seit jeher eine mächtige Faszination auf Künstler aus aller Welt aus. Nicht anders erging es da einer Gruppe junger Künstlerinnen in den 20er und 30er Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts: die Schriftstellerinnen Colette, Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein, die Verlegerin Alice B. Toklas und die Fotografin Gisèle Freund - alle zusammen bildeten sie eine verschworene Gemeinschaft von Frauen, in dem ... Weiterlesen