What's Hot   All Categories     Email this Page     Upload Your Video     Your Account  
Home > Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Suite Francaise
Smarter Video Review now playing for this product:

Suite Francaise

Ir?ne N?mirovsky 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 her first novel, David Golder, which was followed by The Ball, The Flies of Autumn, Dogs and Wolves and The Courilof Affair. She died in 1942.
From the Hardcover edition.

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

Not Yet Qualified

At Smarter.com, we aim to ensure we give you the most sound buying advice possible. With our 'Cumulative Product Rating' system, in order for a product to receive a rating score, it must have a minimum number of ratings to qualify.

This system is not intended to diminish the value of products with a low number of ratings and reviews, they're great, and hopefully very helpful, but if you want our advice, we want to make sure that the product you're thinking of buying has been rated and reviewed by enough shoppers like you to be a valuable indicator of product quality.

Additional Product Information

More Video Reviews

8 Reviews

Love it (75%)  |  Hate it (12%)  |  On the Fence (13%)  |  Didn't Rate it (0%)
1
From: Location: NY, NY Posted: Jun 13, 2007 Type: User Review Suite is not sad, but it is a remarkable work

My book club read it and most of us, an international group of New York-based men and women, thought it was a remarkably clear-eyed look into Occupied France, made all the more remarkable by the fact that the writer was creating it during the actual
read full review | report as inappropriate





5.00 Star Rating
5.00/5
From: Posted: May 28, 2007 Type: User Review Effects of War on French citizens &German soldiers

Many characters, hard to follow story line at beginning, no major plot, yet believable because of the situation of War
read full review | report as inappropriate





3.00 Star Rating
3.00/5
From: Location: Washington, DC Posted: May 18, 2007 Type: User Review Suite Francaise

In the first part of this book, it gives you a look into the French when they were fleeing for their lives in WWII, from Paris. The second part of this book is the response from the French who are no conquered and are living with the Germans. The cha
read full review | report as inappropriate





4.00 Star Rating
4.00/5
From: Amazon Posted: Apr 21, 2007 Type: User Review Written Around the Time When the Events Happened

"Suite Francaise" is a unique account written when the Nazis occupied France.

Given that the writing is from the time the events described are occuring makes this a unique perspective. What makes it the most powerful and tragic is...
read full review | report as inappropriate





5.00 Star Rating
5.00/5
From: Amazon Posted: Apr 19, 2007 Type: User Review N?mirovsky's bitter-Suite WWII narrative.

Jewish novelist and biographer Ir?ne N?mirovsky (1903-1942) is best known for her unfinished Suite fran?aise (Deno?l, France, 2004), two novellas written and portraying life in France during the Nazi occupation of Paris between June 4, 1940 and...
read full review | report as inappropriate





5.00 Star Rating
5.00/5
From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review Fabulous

I love her writing. Both the book and the authors life give you much to think about.
read full review | report as inappropriate





5.00 Star Rating
5.00/5
From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review Not As Good As People Say...

It's not often that I don't finish a book. I'm a voracious reader, especially when it comes to anything that even remotely has to do with history. When I saw all the high reviews for this book, I had to give it a go.

I don't think I...
read full review | report as inappropriate





1.00 Star Rating
1.00/5
From: Amazon Posted: Apr 02, 2007 Type: User Review 2/5 of a Superb Novel

Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky is a superb novel even thought it is a translation - and even though it was published 64 years after the author died.

The book plan called for five sections for an approximate total of 1000 pages....
read full review | report as inappropriate





5.00 Star Rating
5.00/5
1

Similar Products:

*Shipping costs are based on an estimate of the lowest shipping rate available within the contiguous US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Only merchants with this product in stock are listed (Merchants with this product back ordered have been removed from this list).

Do you see a pricing error? Please let us know by filling out a simple form: Click here

Note: Smarter.com is a comparison shopping website that compares prices and products at online stores to help consumers save money. Stores are responsible for providing us with accurate price and product information, including the proper codes for coupons, discounts and rebates. Tax and shipping costs are estimates. Please confirm all costs before making your final purchase at the online store. All merchant ratings, product reviews and video reviews are submitted by shoppers or third-party websites. We are not responsible for their content. If you have any concerns about content on our website, please contact us.