Published 64 years after Nemirovsky's death in Auschwitz, this novel comprises the first two books in what was planned as a five-book tome about France during the occupation in WWII. It is mostly about people (French, German), their humanity and inhumanity. Nemirovsky's plans for the other three books are reported in the two must-read appendices, as are letters from her husband and others, trying desperately to find out where she was. Important, edifying and heart-breaking.
(Julie Higgins - bwl 36 September 2006 ) |
