{"product_id":"clouds-over-paris-felix-hartlaub-9781782278467","title":"Clouds Over Paris: The Wartime Notebooks of Felix Hartlaub","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unique testament to the persistence of ordinary life through the disaster of modern war, perfect for fans of books like \u003ci\u003eSuite Fran軋ise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharply immediate, evocative diaries from the heart of Occupied Paris in World War II by a classic German writer, in English for the first time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe writer Felix Hartlaub died in obscurity at just 31, vanishing from Berlin in 1945. He left behind a small oeuvre of private writings from the Second World War: fragments and observations of life from the midst of catastrophe that, with their evocative power and precision, would make a permanent place for him in German letters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePosted to Paris in 1940 to conduct archival research, Hartlaub recorded his impressions of the unfamiliar city in notebooks that document with unparalleled immediacy the daily realities of occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a painter's eye for detail, Hartlaub writes of the bustle of civilians and soldiers in caf駸, of half-seen trysts during blackout hours and the sublime light of Paris in spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Felix Hartlaub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178227846X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782278467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Felix Hartlaub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122132054271,"sku":"9781782278467","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c6b2c29-0a0f-49da-a66b-53e45a03d72b.jpg?v=1687423355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clouds-over-paris-felix-hartlaub-9781782278467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}