Suite Francaise

Suite FrancaiseBeginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, Suite Fran aise 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

Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, Suite Fran aise 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 Ir ne N mirovsky began working on Suite Fran aise, 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04/10/2007
ISBN: 9781400096275
Pages: 431
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.27w x 0.96d

Review Citations: New York Times 04/15/2007 pg. 24