Suite Française
Nemirovsky, Irene; Smith, Sandra [Translator]
ISBN 10: 1400044731 ISBN 13: 9781400044733
Published by Knopf, 2006
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Published more than sixty years following the author's death at Auschwitz, a remarkable story of life under the Nazi occupation includes two parts--"A Storm in June, " set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris on the eve of the Nazi invasion, and "Dolce," set in a German-occupied provincial village rife with jealousy, resentment, resistance, and collaboration. 75,000 first printing.
About the Author: Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903 into a wealthy banking family and emigrated to France during the Russian Revolution. After attending the Sorbonne, she began to write and swiftly achieved success with her first novel,David Golder, which was followed by The Ball, The Flies of Autumn, Dogs and Wolves andThe Courilof Affair. She died in 1942.
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Title: Suite Française
Publisher: Knopf
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good