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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This book is on the following lists:
- 5th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)
- 7th on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- 31st on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)