A never-before-translated collection by the bestselling author of Suite Fran aise
Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten gem-like stories mine the same terrain of N mirovsky's bestselling novel Suite Fran aise a keen eye for the details of social class; the tensions between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives; the manners and mannerisms of the French bourgeoisie; questions of religion and personal identity. Moving from the drawing rooms of pre-war Paris to the lives of men and women in wartime France, here we find the beautiful work of a writer at the height of her tragically short career.
Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten gem-like stories mine the same terrain of N mirovsky's bestselling novel Suite Fran aise a keen eye for the details of social class; the tensions between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives; the manners and mannerisms of the French bourgeoisie; questions of religion and personal identity. Moving from the drawing rooms of pre-war Paris to the lives of men and women in wartime France, here we find the beautiful work of a writer at the height of her tragically short career.
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