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.
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.
- ISBN:
- 9780307476364
- 9780307476364
- Category:
- Classic fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 06-04-2010
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 203.2x130.81x21.59mm
- Weight:
- 0.33kg
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