{"product_id":"irmina-paperback","title":"Irmina - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Yelin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, moves to London. At a cocktail party, she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford, who, like Irmina, is working towards an independent existence. However, their relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler's Germany, is forced to return home. As war approaches and her contact with Howard is broken, it becomes clear to Irmina that prosperity will only be possible through the betrayal of her ideals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the award-winning \u003ci\u003eIrmina\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Yelin presents a troubling drama about the tension between integrity and social advancement. Based on a true story, this moving and perceptive graphic novel perfectly conjures the oppressive atmosphere of wartime Germany, reflecting with compassion and intelligence on the complicity that results from the choice, conscious or otherwise, to look away.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Yelin \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Munich and studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGift \u003c\/i\u003e(with Peer Meter) and \u003ci\u003eRiekes Notizen\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 6.76 x 9.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42172276801671,"sku":"9781914224133","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1ed3d50233e4ea06558f5f3593896769.webp?v=1733361467","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/irmina-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}