Suite Francaise

Author: Irene Nemirovsky (tr from French Sandra Smith)

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  • : $37.00 NZD
  • : 9780701179939
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Chatto & Windus
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  • : 01 January 2006
  • : 235mm X 155mm X 31mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Irene Nemirovsky (tr from French Sandra Smith)
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780701179939
9780701179939

Description

Sixty-two years after an emigrant Russian Jew died at Auschwitz, her unpublished work about occupied France is taking the world by storm. 'Quite outstanding, full of beauty, pain and truth... We are lucky to have this book.' The Telegraph. 'A profoundly felt meditation on the nature of freedom, and the relationship between the individual and society.' The Listener. First published in France 2004; this translation 2006.

Awards

Runner-up for Reading Group Book of the Year 2007. Shortlisted for British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2007 and Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2007.