{"product_id":"9780571396580","title":"Illusions (Faber Editions) : with an introduction by Megan Nolan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rehmann, Ruth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 27 August 2026 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129\u003cp\u003e'The rediscovery of this lost classic will shift perceptions of German literature in the English speaking world. Mercurial, seductive, smart and startling.' - Megan NolanFour office workers, one unforgettable weekend - this shimmering lost German classic unveils the hidden lives inside every employee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Wellis Corporation. Twenty-three storeys of shimmering glass cubicles, rattling typewriters, spiraling corridors: a corporate kingdom with its own neon light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the glittering panes, the acrobatic window cleaner swoops and dives, or pauses, still as a gargoyle, seeing things that nobody else sees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver one weekend, we follow four employees into their private worlds. An ageing secretary; a translator in a mid-life-crisis; a once-glamorous typist; and a lovelorn trainee. Together, they reveal the illusions we live by - in the workplace, in the home and in our own mind's eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost for decades since it was first published in Germany in 1959, introduced by Megan Nolan and in a hypnotic new translation by Rob Madole, this crystalline debut novel by a pioneering female writer rewrites German literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rehmann, Ruth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53792855785656,"sku":"9780571396580","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780571396580.jpg?v=1784632741","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780571396580","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}