Suite Fran�aise by Ir�ne N�mirovsky

Beginning in Paris on the eve of Nazi occupation in 1940, Suite Fran�aise tells the remarkable story of men and woman thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. AsParasians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way: awealthy 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, and 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 1942she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where she died. For sixty-four years, this novel remained hidden and unknown.

Paperback. 431pages.