书目

The Life of Irene Nemirovsky：1903-1942

内容简介

ThefirstmajorbiographyoftheauthorofSuiteFran?aiseTheposthumouspublicationofSuiteFran?aisewonIrèneNémirovskyinternationalacclaimandbroughtmillionsofreaderstoherwork.Butthestoryofherownlifewasnolessdramaticandmovingthanhermostpowerfulfiction.Withherfamily,sheescapedRussiain1919andsettledinParis,whereshemetandmarriedfellowJewishémigréMichelEpstein.In1929shepublishedherhighlyacclaimedandcontroversialnovelDavidGolder,thefirstofmanysuccessfulbooksthatestablishedherstellarreputation.ButwhenFrancefelltotheNazis,herrenowndidherlittlegood:withoutFrenchcitizenship,shewasforcedtoseekrefugeinasmallBurgundyvillagewithherhusbandandtheirtwoyoungdaughters.AndinJuly1942NémirovskywasarrestedanddeportedtoAuschwitz,whereshediedthefollowingmonth.DrawingonNémirovsky’sdiaries,previouslyuntappedarchivalmaterial,andinterviews,herbiographersgiveusatonceanintimatepictureofherlifeandturbulenttimesandanilluminatingexaminationofthewaysinwhichsheusedthedetailsofherremarkablelifetocreate“someofthegreatest,mosthumane,andincisivefiction[WorldWarII]hasproduced”(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview).

作者简介

OlivierPhilipponnatandPatrickLienhardtarecoauthorsofanacclaimedbiographyofRogerStéphane,whowasthecofounderofL’ObservateurandapioneerofeducationaltelevisioninFrance.InadditiontoTheLifeofIrèneNémirovsky,theyhavecollaboratedonanumberofprojectspertainingtoNémirovsky’sfiction,includingprefacestoneweditionsofhernovels.PhilipponnatwillcurateanexhibitattheMémorialdelaShoahbasedonNémirovsky’slifeandworks,whichwillopeninParisinOctober2010.Priortotheirworktogether,LienhardtworkedasapressattachéatthehautecouturehouseYvesSaintLaurent,beforefocusingonpublishingandwriting.HecreatedandmanagedaWebsitededicatedtobooknews,Parutions.com,until2002.PhilipponantwasformerlyamusiccriticatCompactandCinefonia;henowwritesasaliterarycriticforParutions.comandLeMagazinedeslivres.HeisalsotheauthorofTheSuperfluousDictionaryofClassicalMusic.

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