The story of Mireille, a young Jewish woman and her older brother, Saul, both of whom survived the Holocaust which claimed the lives of their parents, The Time of the Chrysalis presents a couple of vulnerable young people dealing with the complexities of postwar Paris in the absence of any social support. Evoking the nightmare of history in allusions and flashbacks, the novel focuses primarily on the trials and tribulations of the surviving adolescents, orphans left with no mooring in a world of heedless adults. Exploring the neurotic compulsions of those who have spent their formative years...
The story of Mireille, a young Jewish woman and her older brother, Saul, both of whom survived the Holocaust which claimed the lives of their parents,...