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    Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Suite française with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary tells an analysis of Suite française by Irène Némirovsky, which describes the lives of various French families from different social classes as they flee Paris, searching for lost loved ones and fighting for survival. It is the only novel to have ever received the Renaudot Prize posthumously, and its film adaptation saw great success in 2014. Némirovsky herself is considered one of the greatest literary figures of her time and Suite française remains one of the best known representations of World War II. 

    Find out everything you need to know about Suite française in a fraction of the time!

    This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
    • A complete plot summary
    • Character studies
    • Key themes and symbols
    • Questions for further reflection

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    Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateOct 12, 2016
    ISBN9782806280466
    Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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      Suite française by Irène Némirovsky (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Russian novelist

      Born in Kiev in 1903

      Died in Auschwitz in 1942

      Notable works:

      David Golder (1929), novel

      Le Bal (1930), novel

      Suite française (2004, published posthumously), novel

      Irène Némirovsky was born in 1903 in Kiev. The daughter of a rich Ukrainian banker, she had a blissful childhood. But the revolution in 1917 forced her family to emigrate to France, where Irène began studying literature, at which she excelled. In 1923, she published her first novel, The Misunderstanding, and then experienced her first great success with David Golder in 1929. She became a one of the greatest literary figures of her time.

      The Second World War turned this young Jewish woman’s life upside down. She was forced to wear the yellow star, and was soon abandoned by her friends and her editor. She, along with her daughters and her husband, sought refuge in a small village in the centre of France. Despite this, she was arrested in July 1942 by the French police and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, where she died of typhus a few weeks

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