The Life of Irene Nemirovsky by Olivier Philipponnat
Irene died a month later, aged only thirty-nine. Her biographers take advantage of access to diaries, unpublished documents and surviving family members to examine Irene's remarkable life, from pogroms in Ukraine to gilded holidays in Biarritz, and her troubled relationship with her vain, difficult mother.
An illuminating new biography, which draws heavily upon diaries and notebooks that have resurfaced in the last few years -- JM. Coetzee * The New York Review of Books *
Her biographers have performed a remarkable feat of research, collating long-lost notes and fragments -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *
An important contribution to understanding a complex, painful but ultimately triumphant story * Sunday Telegraph *
A memorable portrait of a strong, determined, sarcastic and humorous woman -- Caroline Moorehead * Literary Review *
In its respectfulness and its dense poetic asides, beautifully translated by Euan Cameron, this tremendous biography is also very French -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph *
Her biographers have performed a remarkable feat of research, collating long-lost notes and fragments -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *
An important contribution to understanding a complex, painful but ultimately triumphant story * Sunday Telegraph *
A memorable portrait of a strong, determined, sarcastic and humorous woman -- Caroline Moorehead * Literary Review *
In its respectfulness and its dense poetic asides, beautifully translated by Euan Cameron, this tremendous biography is also very French -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph *
Olivier Philipponnat and Patrick Lienhardt are the authors of an acclaimed biography of Roger Stéphane. For this biography of Nemirovsky they have had unprecedented access to unpublished letters, notebooks and archives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099523987 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099523981 |
| Title | The Life of Irene Nemirovsky |
| Author | Olivier Philipponnat |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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