Bérénice 1934-44: An Actress in Occupied Paris

ISBN-13: 9781433167058 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 234 str.

Zack Rogow;Renee Morel;Isabelle Stibbe

Opis

The winner of nine literary awards in France, including the Prix Simone Veil, honoring a work that celebrates a woman of action, Berenice 1934-44: An Actress in Occupied Paris is the first English translation of Isabelle Stibbe's poignant debut novel. Recently translated into English by Zack Rogow and Renee Morel, Berenice 1934-44 reveals a young woman's struggle to fulfill her career aspirations while concealing herself in war-torn France. Berenice yearns to become an actress, but her parents insist that career is not proper for a girl. She defies her Jewish family to become the leading younger actress in the Comedie-Francaise, France's most renowned theater, right when the Nazis occupy France. Berenice hides her true identity and last name to avoid detection. Living in a world without tolerance and torn between two lovers, Berenice must choose between her passion for the stage, and her allegiance to freedom and to her Jewish heritage.

Recenzje

Critical Praise for the Original French Edition: "This is an amazing first novel."-Le Nouvel Observateur

O autorze

Isabelle Stibbe is an important new voice in French fiction. She has served as director of publications at the Comédie-Française and the Grand Palais, and as secretary general of the Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet. Stibbe is the theater critic for the magazine La Terrasse. This is her first novel, published to critical acclaim in 2013.