Irène Némirovsky

Irène Némirovsky was a French novelist of Ukrainian-Jewish origin. She is best known for her novel 'Suite Française,' which remained unfinished due to her deportation and subsequent death in Auschwitz during World War II.

Books

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  1. 1. Suite Française

    Cover of 'Suite Française' by Irène Némirovsky

    "Suite Française" is a two-part novel set during the early years of World War II in France. The first part, "Storm in June," follows a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion. The second part, "Dolce," shows life in a small French village under German occupation. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and survival, and provides a unique perspective on life in France during the war. The book was written during the war but was not discovered and published until many years later.

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