{"product_id":"illusions-faber-editions-9780571396580","title":"Illusions (Faber Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour office workers, one unforgettable weekend - this shimmering lost German classic unveils the hidden lives inside every employee.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the glittering panes, the acrobatic window cleaner swoops and dives, or pauses, still as a gargoyle, seeing things that nobody else sees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they reveal the illusions we live by - in the workplace, in the home and in our own mind's eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Rehmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571396580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRehmann, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003eRuth Rehmann (1922-2016) \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Siegburg, the daughter of a priest. She worked as a journalist, violinist, chanson singer, and press officer for the Indian Embassy in Bonn before moving to a remote Bavarian farm to write her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eIllusions - \u003c\/i\u003ewhich lost to Günter Grass' \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Drum\u003c\/i\u003e for the 1958 Group 47 prize. She wrote four further novels as well as radio plays and short stories. In 1983, she ran as a Green Party candidate for a seat in the Bundestag.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadole, Rob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRob Madole\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator in Berlin. His essays have appeared in outlets such as The New York Times Magazine, The Baffler, and The Point Magazine.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNolan, Megan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1990 in Waterford, Ireland. A journalist and novelist, her two novels, \u003ci\u003eActs of Desperation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Human Failings\u003c\/i\u003e, have been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards and Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, as well as longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and Women's Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ruth Rehmann \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804801302685,"sku":"9780571396580","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_be912d92-f72e-4876-bc7a-fff2720143ec.jpg?v=1794383168","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/illusions-faber-editions-9780571396580","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}