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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.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.
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"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." --TimeA major event – the first publication of a lost masterpiece written in 2nd WW France and telling the spellbinding story of a group of characters living under Nazi occupation.
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- Publication date2007
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. About the AuthorIrne Nmirovsky 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 and The Courilof Affair. She died in 1942.Product DescriptionNATIONAL BESTSELLER The remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control during World War II-a heartrending "portrait of a small French town under seige, and the people trying to survive, even to live, as Hitlers horrors march closer and closer to their doors" (New York).Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, 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.When Irne Nmirovsky began working on Suite Franaise, 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.ReviewONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S 15 BOOKS YOU WON'T REGRET RE-READINGStunning. . . . A tour de force. -The New York Times Book ReviewRemarkable. -Newsweek"An incisive, heartbreaking portrait of a small French town under seige, and the people trying to survive, even to live, as Hitlers horrors march closer and closer to their doors. . . . A masterpiece of observation and character study, a standout of Holocaust literature." -New York[Nmirovsky] sees the fullness of humanity. . . . A lost masterpiece. -O, the Oprah MagazineGripping. . . . Brilliant. . . . Endlessly fascinating. -The NationTranscendent, astonishing. . . . The last great fiction of the war. -The Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSuperb. -The Washington Post Book WorldExtraordinary. . . . A work of Proustian scope and delicacy, by turns funny and deeply moving. -TimeExcerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.1War Hot, thought the Parisians. The warm air of spring. It was night, they were at war and there was an air raid. But dawn was near and the war far away. The first to hear the hum of the siren were those who couldnt sleep-the ill and bedridden, mothers with sons at the front, women crying for the men they loved. To them it began as a long breath, like air being forced into a deep sigh. It wasnt long before its wailing filled the sky. It came from afar, from beyond the horizon, slowly, almost lazily. Those still asleep dreamed of waves breaking over pebbles, a March storm whipping the woods, a herd of cows trampling the ground with their hooves, until finally sleep was shaken off and they struggled to open their eyes, murmuring, Is it an air raid?The women, more anxious, more alert, were already up, although some of them, after closing the windows and shutters, went back to bed. The night before-Monday, 3 June-bombs had fallen on Paris for the first time since the beginning of the war. Yet everyone remained calm. Even though the reports were terrible, no one believed them. No more so than if victory had been announced. We dont understand whats happening, people said.They had to dress their children by torchlight. Mothers lifted small, warm, heavy bodies into their arms: Come on, dont be afraid, dont cry. An air raid. All the lights were out, but beneath the clear, golden June sky, every house, every street was visible. As for the Seine, the river seemed to absorb even the faintest glimmers of light and reflect them back a hundred times brighter, like some multifaceted mirror. Badly blacked-out w. Seller Inventory # DADAX1400096278
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