Fire in the Blood

Nemirovsky, Irene

ISBN 10: 0307267482 / ISBN 13: 9780307267481

Editore: Knopf, 2007

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Riassunto:

A recently discovered but never-before-published novel by an author who died in Auschwitz in 1942 captures life in a small French village in the years before the onset of World War II, as Silvio, a middle-aged man enjoying his wine and his solitude, is drawn back into the life of his family and the village by the arrival of a cousin and the revelation of long-hidden secrets. 75,000 first printing.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903 into a wealthy banking family and emigrated to France during the Russian Revolution. After attending the Sorbonne, she began to write and swiftly achieved success with an early novel, David Golder, which was followed by The Ball, Snow in Autumn, Dogs and Wolves, and The Courilof Affair, among others. She died in Auschwitz in 1942.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Fire in the Blood
Casa editrice: Knopf
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Very Good