Else Jerusalem — Red House Alley with Translator Stephanie Gorrell Ortega

Send us a text Else Jerusalem’s Red House Alley is a riveting exposé of the sex industry in fin-de-siècle Vienna. A bestseller upon its 1909 publication, the novel was banned by the Nazis in 1933 (along with its 1928 film adaptation) and fell into obscurity. Boiler House Press published the first full English translation of this landmark work last year, and translator Stephanie Gorrell Ortega joins us to discuss Jerusalem’s richly-drawn account of brothel workers (based on accounts from real prostitutes). We also draw comparisons with this year’s Academy Award-winning “Best Picture,” Anora.  Mentioned in this episode: Red House Alley by Else Jerusalem Life and photos of Else Jerusalem Anora The Diary of a Lost Girl by Margarite Böhme The DIary of a Lost Girl film Young Vienna movement Rebellion in the Brothel documentary about the Regina Riehl trial Celestina Truxa Felix Salten Hermann Bahr Arthur Schnitzler Karl Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein Pretty Baby David Copperfield Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 106 on Dirty Helen Cromwell Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 197 on Helen Tracy Lowe Porter Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Subscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast