{"product_id":"9781803091808","title":"I Have No Regrets - Diaries, 1955-1963 by Brigitte Reimann","description":"Frank and?refreshing,?Brigitte Reimann's collected diaries provide?a?candid?account of?life?in socialist Germany.    ? With an upbeat tempo and?amusing tone,?I Have No Regrets contains detailed accounts of?the author's?love affairs,?daily life,?writing, and reflections. Like the heroines in her stories, Reimann was impetuous and?outspoken, addressing issues and?sensibilities?otherwise repressed in the era of the German Democratic Republic. She?followed the?state's call for artists to leave their ivory towers and engage with?the people,?moving?to the new town of Hoyerswerda to work part-time at a nearby industrial plant and run writing classes?for the workers. Her diaries and letters?provide a?fascinating?parallel to her fictional writing.?By turns?shocking, passionate,?unflinching, and bitter-but above all life-affirming-they?offer an unparalleled insight into?what life was like during the?first?decades?of the GDR.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307417383285,"sku":"9781803091808","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781803091808.jpg?v=1762803836","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781803091808","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}