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Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942.

Suite française / Irène Némirovsky ; translated by Sandra Smith. - 1st Vintage International ed., May 2007. - New York : Vintage International, 2007. - 431 pages : map ; 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Storm in June -- Dolce -- Irène Némirovsky's handwritten notes on the situation in France and her plans for Suite Française, taken from her notebooks -- Correspondence 1936-1945 -- Preface to the French edition.

Translated by Sandra Smith. Translated by Sandra Smith.

"Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, this books 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"--

ISBN: 9782070336760 1400096278

Source: Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

LCCN: 2006003461

Subjects--Personal Names:
Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942 --Correspondence.
Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
German Occupation of France (1940-1945)
World War (1939-1945)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1939-1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--France--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--France--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction.
France.
France--History--1940-1945, German occupation--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Records and correspondence.
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PQ2627.E4 / S8513 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 843/.912

National Library of Medicine Call No.: Fiction / N433