Le Bal by Irene Nemirovsky
In a fury of adolescent rage and despair, Antoinette exacts a swift and horrible revenge... Snow in Autumn pays homage to Nemirovsky's beloved Chekhov and chronicles the life of a devoted servant following her masters as they flee Revolutionary Moscow and emigrate to a life of hardship in Paris.
With its cool, understated prose and sharp psychological accuracy, this is perfect for a train journey.. A reminder of what good writing can achieve in a very few words * The Times *
A cruel, sophisticated tale making the terrible beautiful without diminishing for one moment the horrors of displacement and war * Guardian *
A genuine artist -- Julian Barnes
This book is a masterpiece * Sunday Express *
It is quite outstanding, full of beauty, pain and truth... We are lucky to have this book * Sunday Telegraph *
A cruel, sophisticated tale making the terrible beautiful without diminishing for one moment the horrors of displacement and war * Guardian *
A genuine artist -- Julian Barnes
This book is a masterpiece * Sunday Express *
It is quite outstanding, full of beauty, pain and truth... We are lucky to have this book * Sunday Telegraph *
Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903, the daughter of a successful Jewish banker. In 1918 her family fled the Russian Revolution for France where she became a bestselling novelist, author of David Golder, Le Bal and other works published in her lifetime or soon after, as well as the posthumous Suite Française and Fire in the Blood. In July 1942 she was arrested by the French police and interned in Pithiviers concentration camp, and from there immediately deported to Auschwitz where she died in August 1942.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099493976 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099493977 |
| Title | Le Bal |
| Author | Irène Némirovsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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