Author(s): Irene Nemirovsky (tr from French Sandra Smith)

World fiction

Sixty-two years after an emigrant Russian Jew died at Auschwitz, her unpublished work about occupied France is taking the world by storm.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.