Suite Francaise by I Nemirovsky
Beginning with France's fall to the Nazis in 1940, this book ends with Germany turning its attention to Russia. It presents a depiction of a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion and make their way through France. It then follows the inhabitants of a rural community who find themselves thrown together in ways they never expected.
THE FRENCH PRESS 'A masterpiece.. saved from oblivion.' Le Monde 'The most important novel of the year.' Livres Hebdo It is hard to find a comparable book in French literature.' Lire THE BRITISH PRESS: 'A book of exceptional literary quality... it has the kind of intimacy found in the diary of Anne Frank.' TLS 'Remarkable as the story of the publication of Suite Francaise is, it will finally be of anecdotal interest compared with the importance of the book. Here is the work of a fine novelist at the top of her form, writing about the fate of her adopted country with a pitiless clarity.' Patrick Marnham Evening Standard 'An heroic attempt to write a novel about a nightmare in which the author is entirely embedded.' Anita Brookner, Spectator
Irene Nemirovsky 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. She was prevented from publishing when the Germans occupied France and moved with her husband and two small daughters from Paris to the safety of the small village of Issy-l'Eveque (in German occupied territory). It was here that Irene began writing Suite Francaise. She died in Auschwitz in 1942.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701178963 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701178965 |
| Title | Suite Francaise |
| Author | I Nemirovsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for Reading Group Book of the Year 2007, Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2007, Short-listed for British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2007 |
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