{"product_id":"illusions-faber-editions-paperback","title":"Illusions (Faber Editions) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Rehmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRob Madole\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972672651571,"sku":"9780571396580","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/r7xuClTtfw9780571396580.webp?v=1794430601","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/illusions-faber-editions-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}