Set during a year that begins with France's fall to the Nazis in June 1940 and ending with Germany turning its attention to Russia, this book falls into two parts. It depicts a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion; and follows the inhabitants of a rural community under occupation who find themselves thrown together in unexpected ways.
Set during a year that begins with France's fall to the Nazis in June 1940 and ending with Germany turning its attention to Russia, this book falls in...
The Kampfs decide to throw a ball in order to launch themselves into society. Their daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams of attending. But Madame Kampf is resolved not to present her daughter, already so grown up, to her admirers. Instead, Antoinette is forced to sleep in the laundry room, as her bedroom is used as coatroom.
The Kampfs decide to throw a ball in order to launch themselves into society. Their daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams of atten...
V nepříliš rozsáhlém, čechovovsky laděném románu Podzimní mouchy aneb Žena z dávných dob autorka vykresluje úpadek ruské rodiny, které se ve vřavě revoluce zhroutí svět. Karinovi prchající před bolševiky se uchýlí do Francie a v rodinném sídle ponechají jen věrnou chůvu Taťánu Ivanovnu. Nakonec se i ona vydává v jejich stopách a opouští domov, který bolševický režim nadobro zničil. Irene Némirovsky vypráví s citem a bez přehnaného patosu příběh o lidech, kteří zažívají konec jedné éry a bolest ze ztráty domova i těch, které...
V nepříliš rozsáhlém, čechovovsky laděném románu Podzimní mouchy aneb Žena z dávných dob autorka vykresluje úpadek ruské rodiny, které...