I was two years old in 1942, my dad was overseas fighting. I just finished "Suite Frencaise" and had to find out more about I.N. This article and website are very informative. It is amazing to me that affairs so tragic that took place 60+ years ago can still have such an impact on me.
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The book has been likened to Ann' Frank's Diary. Understandable. As Benitas thorough article suggests, Iréné Némirovsky should be of... [MORE]
keith elliott
Jan 13, 2008 07:25
I was two years old in 1942, my dad was overseas fighting. I just finished "Suite Frencaise" and had to...
Mary
Jul 26, 2007 20:46
There is great disappointment after reading "Daniel Golder" for it has none of the bite of "Suite francaise".
Her personal hatred... [MORE]
reeva Solomon
Jul 23, 2007 22:03
The reviewer betray a certain carelessness in repeatedly referring to the priest son of the Péricands as Pierre, when his... [MORE]
john Thorogood
Jul 12, 2007 10:35
I also caught the erroneous name given to Philippe and agree this denotes carelessness. I consider much of the criticism... [MORE]
D. Jessup
Nov 26, 2007 17:23
This error was duly noted by me. Also,as a retired English teacher, I was surprised to see "it's" in this... [MORE]
Thelma Parris
Jan 8, 2008 01:06
This book could have been written about people trying to social climb at any country club in the U.S. When... [MORE]
Sir Joshua
Jun 27, 2007 08:02
Sir Joshua, please don't base your interpretation of the book from the cover our other peoples' reviews. It is an... [MORE]