Dimanche and Other Stories

Seminal wartime stories, translated for the first time - Since 2006 when her daughter discovered her never-published 1940 novel "Suite Francaise", Irene Nemirovsky has joined the ranks of authors and artists who find their audience only posthumously. Prior to her untimely death in Auschwitz, Nemirovsky crafted what The New York Times Book Review called “some of the greatest, most humane and...more

Seminal wartime stories, translated for the first time - Since 2006 when her daughter discovered her never-published 1940 novel "Suite Francaise", Irene Nemirovsky has joined the ranks of authors and artists who find their audience only posthumously. Prior to her untimely death in Auschwitz, Nemirovsky crafted what The New York Times Book Review called “some of the greatest, most humane and inclusive fiction that conflict has produced.” Dimanche and Other Stories marks the much-anticipated English translation of her collection of short stories. Written between 1934 and 1942, Nemirovsky’s vignettes provide a haunting depiction of France during the war years, and have been heralded as a major addition to the world of literature.   hide

I really enjoy her books, this one is different because it is a collection of ten stories. The last two stories really won me over. She has such a way of crafting a narrative to make you truly feel the characters feelings. In the end I liked it.