01931cam a2200325 4500 372001824 TxAuBib 20140626120000.0 070409s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781400096275 1400096278 (OCoLC)122926169 J$W J$W BAKER BTCTA RMC YDXCP SIE TJC CO3 OUN TxAuBib eng fre Nm̌irovsky, Irn̈e, 1903-1942. Suite franȧise English. Suite franȧise / Irn̈e Nm̌irovsky ; translated by Sandra Smith. 1st Vintage International ed., May 2007. New York : Vintage, 2007. New York : Vintage, 2007. 431 p : map ; 20 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Storm in June -- Dolce -- Irňe Nm̌irovsky's handwritten notes on the situation in France and her plans for Suite Francaise, taken from her notebooks -- Correspondence 1936-1945 -- Preface to the French Edition. Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940, this books 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. -- Back Cover. 20140626. Nm̌irovsky, Irn̈e 1903-1942 Correspondence. World War, 1939-1945 France Fiction. France History German occupation, 1940-1945 Fiction. Smith, Sandra, 1949-