Suite Francaise: Iren Nemirovsky Némirovsky, Irène Summary Read the lost masterpiece behind the major new film starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Michelle Williams Set during the year that France fell to the Nazis, Suite Française falls into two parts. Read the lost masterpiece behind the major new film starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Michelle Williams Set during the year that France fell to the Nazis, Suite Française falls into two parts. The first is a brilliant depiction of a group of Parisians as they flee the Nazi invasion; the second follows the inhabitants of a small rural community under occupation. Suite Française is a novel that teems with wonderful characters struggling with the new regime. However, amidst the mess of defeat, and all the hypocrisy and compromise, there is hope. True nobility and love exist, but often in surprising places. Irène Némirovsky began writing Suite Française in 1940, but her death in Auschwitz prevented her from seeing the day, sixty-five years later, that the novel would be discovered by her daughter and hailed worldwide as a masterpiece. Perfect for fans of Contemporary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Film & Television TieIn, Fiction Classics Books, Literary Fiction Books. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 432 pages · Paperback By Némirovsky, Irène Details ISBN: 9780099598442 Author: Némirovsky, Irène Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Language: English Publication date: 26 February 2015 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Némirovsky, Irène and Irène Némirovsky · Publisher: Random House More about this book Reviews Irène Némirovsky began writing Suite Française in 1940, but her death in Auschwitz prevented her from seeing the day, sixty-five years later, that the novel would be discovered by her daughter and hailed worldwide as a masterpiece.