Episode 44 - Irmgard Keun

In this episode of the podcast, DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire introduces us to daring German writer Irmgard Keun. As an ingenue, Irmgard's writing debut was much more consequent than her acting debut, and she garnered praise and a film adaptation. Her books explored women's lives in Weimar-era Berlin with a humor all her own, which of course meant the Nazis banned them. There's dark wit, wild parties in the face of danger, and fabulous costume changes — oh, and an unreliable narrator. It's a bit of Babylon Berlin meets Cabaret, perhaps.  Irmgard Keun is also one of the original Dead Ladies (along with Dorothy Parker) that sparked the creation of the Dead Ladies Show in the first place!  Our other DLS co-creator Florian Duijsens joins podcast producer and host Susan Stone for the introducing duties in our last episode of DLSP Season Four! To learn more about the fabulous Irmgard and her wonderful books, have a look at https://deadladiesshow.com/2021/06/20/podcast-44-irmgard-keun/ Our theme music is "Little Lily Swing" by Tri-Tachyon. Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a new season and new episode in September.  **** The Dead Ladies Show is a series of entertaining and inspiring talks about women who achieved amazing things against all odds, presented live in Berlin and beyond. This podcast is based on that series. Because women's history is everyone's history. The Dead Ladies Show was founded by Florian Duijsens and Katy Derbyshire. The podcast is created, produced, edited, and presented by Susan Stone. Did you know we have a Patreon full of fun exclusive audio featuring all new Dead Ladies?! Thanks to all of our current supporters!  Please consider supporting our transcripts project and our ongoing work: www.patreon.com/deadladiesshowpodcast If you prefer to make a one-time donation, here's the link: paypal.me/dlspodcast