| Dimanche and Other Stories Contributor(s): Nemirovsky, Irene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307476367 ISBN-13: 9780307476364 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009043711 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.54" W x 7.96" (0.65 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A never-before-translated collection by the bestselling author of Suite Fran aise Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten gem-like stories mine the same terrain of N mirovsky's bestselling novel Suite Fran aise a keen eye for the details of social class; the tensions between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives; the manners and mannerisms of the French bourgeoisie; questions of religion and personal identity. Moving from the drawing rooms of pre-war Paris to the lives of men and women in wartime France, here we find the beautiful work of a writer at the height of her tragically short career. |