{"product_id":"clouds-over-paris-the-wartime-notebooks-of-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 Française\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 cafés, of half-seen trysts during blackout hours and the sublime light of Paris in spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782278467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Felix Hartlaub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112138375349,"sku":"9781782278467","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_43c0340c-01f5-4b42-bc1f-5ea924147689.jpg?v=1693929524","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clouds-over-paris-the-wartime-notebooks-of-felix-hartlaub-9781782278467","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}