Before Auschwitz
Irène Némirovsky and the Cultural Landscape of Inter-war France
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:6th Jan '11
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This book analyses Irene Némirovsky’s literary production in its relationship to the literary and cultural context of the inter-war period in France. It examines topics of central importance to our understanding of the literary field in France in the period, such as: the close relationship between politics and literature; the historical, political, cultural and personal legacies of the First World War; the so-called ‘crisis of the novel’ and the attempt to create and develop new narrative forms; the phenomenon of Russian emigration to Paris in the wake of the Russian Revolution and Civil War; the possibilities for the creation of a French-Jewish identity and mode of writing; and the threat of fascism and the approach of the Second World War.
"Essential" -- C. B. Kerr, Vassar College, Choice
"In this revealing, well researched study, Kershaw does much to correct the vision of Nemirovsky as a one-work literary phenomenon. Kershaw's in-depth study allows one to appreciate Nemirovsky's exception life and work, before Auschwitz" - Choice
"Kershaw's in-depth study allows one to appreciate Némirovsky's exceptional life and work, before Auschwitz. Essential."-- C. B. Kerr, Vassar College, Choice
ISBN: 9780415891035
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Weight: 430g
242 pages