historical fiction

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Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky (Author), Sandra Smith (Translator)

When Irène Némirovsky began working on Suite Française, she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a Jew, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.

From Amazon: Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, Suite Française tells the remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. As Parisians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way: a wealthy mother searches for sweets in a town without food; a couple is terrified at the thought of losing their jobs, even as their world begins to fall apart. Moving on to a provincial village now occupied by German soldiers, the locals must learn to coexist with the enemy—in their town, their homes, even in their hearts.

Reviews
“Stunning. . . . A tour de force.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Remarkable.” —Newsweek

"An incisive, heartbreaking portrait of a small French town under seige, and the people trying to survive, even to live, as Hitler’s horrors march closer and closer to their doors. . . . A masterpiece of observation and character study, a standout of Holocaust literature." —New York 

“[Némirovsky] sees the fullness of humanity. . . . A lost masterpiece.” —O, the Oprah Magazine

“Gripping. . . . Brilliant. . . . Endlessly fascinating.” —The Nation

“Transcendent, astonishing. . . . The last great fiction of the war.” —The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Superb.” —The Washington Post Book World

“Extraordinary. . . . A work of Proustian scope and delicacy, by turns funny and deeply moving.” —Time

Paperback – April 10, 2007
 5.1 x 0.9 x 8 inches
429 pages
Pre-owned - good condition

 

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