by Irène Némirovsky; translated by Sandra Smith
Published by Random House | Vintage (2006)
ISBN 978-1400096275
Description:
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.
About the Author:
Irène Némirovsky 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.
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