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A diary by a Parisian art historian and key member of the French Resistance during the German occupation of 1940 recounts her group's betrayal to the Gestapo, her imprisonment and deportation to Germany, and the brutal treatment she and her friends endured in labor camps. 50,000 first printing.
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'...remarkable... This is both a historically important document and a fine literary achievement. The unbearable becomes bearable through Humbert's words.' -- The Independent on Sunday, Christian House
'An astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring... a remarkable book by a remarkable and brave woman.' -- Literary review, Allan Massie
'Humbert's memoir bears witness to innumerable horrors, presented here with a pugnacious courage which defies the starvation, misery and butchery she chronicles...' -- The Guardian, Carmen Callil
'It is an astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring. It evokes horror and compels admiration.'
-- Literary Review, 6th September, 2008
'Even writing about her darkest experiences, Humbert still conveys enough resilience and humour to make you want to stand up and cheer.' -- Waterstones Books Quarterly
'Humbert could write, and her personality bounces through every page of her diary... in an excellent translation by Barbara Mellor.' -- Guardian Online, Books, 6th September, 2008
'Humbert's memoir bears witness to innumerable horrors, presented here with a pugnacious courage' -- Guardian Online, Books, 6th September, 2008
'It is an astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring. It evokes horror and compels admiration.' -- Allan Massie, Literary Review.
`Agnès Humbert bears devastating witness to her time ... an insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' -- William Boyd
`Both a historically important document and a fine literary achievement'
-- Independent on Sunday
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'An astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring... a remarkable book by a remarkable and brave woman.' -- Literary review, Allan Massie
'Humbert's memoir bears witness to innumerable horrors, presented here with a pugnacious courage which defies the starvation, misery and butchery she chronicles...' -- The Guardian, Carmen Callil
'It is an astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring. It evokes horror and compels admiration.'
-- Literary Review, 6th September, 2008
'Even writing about her darkest experiences, Humbert still conveys enough resilience and humour to make you want to stand up and cheer.' -- Waterstones Books Quarterly
'Humbert could write, and her personality bounces through every page of her diary... in an excellent translation by Barbara Mellor.' -- Guardian Online, Books, 6th September, 2008
'Humbert's memoir bears witness to innumerable horrors, presented here with a pugnacious courage' -- Guardian Online, Books, 6th September, 2008
'It is an astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring. It evokes horror and compels admiration.' -- Allan Massie, Literary Review.
`Agnès Humbert bears devastating witness to her time ... an insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' -- William Boyd
`Both a historically important document and a fine literary achievement'
-- Independent on Sunday
'It is an astonishing work, almost unbearable to read in places, yet ultimately inspiring. It evokes horror and compels admiration.'
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- PublisherBloomsbury Pub Plc USA
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1596915595
- ISBN 13 9781596915596
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages370
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