false 1283004 2 In 2006 English readers worldwide were introduced to Irène Némirovsky's rediscovered masterpiece, <i>Suite Française</i>, which topped just about every "best of" list that year, including our own. Thanks to the editors of the Everyman's Library 20th-Century Classics series, a second wave of the prolific author's writing has just hit our shores. In a single volume, readers can find four of Nemirovsky's gem-like early novellas--<i>David Golder</i>, <i>The Ball</i>, <i>Snow in Autumn</i>, and <i>The Courilof Affair</i>--with all the trimmings: a shrewd introduction by Claire Messud (<i>The Emperor's Children</i>) and a detailed chronology of the author's life and times. These first novellas demonstrate Némirovsky's genius for exposing an individual's virtues and flaws, much like a jeweler examining a diamond under a loupe. Potentially one-dimensional characters such as a greedy businessman or a spiteful teenager emerge from these stories as multi-faceted figures whose questionable beliefs and actions compel us to re-examine our own. Don't miss these short, but potent tales. --<i>Lauren Nemroff</i> 3433628 15 1 2008 David Golder, The Ball, Snow in Autumn, The Courilof Affair total:110|5:0|4:4|3:2|2:1|1:0| 110 405 216 35 5 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:48:56 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:57:56 -0700 2009 David Golder-memoir of a man who lives to make money and finds himself at the end of his life, alone. His last act, a business deal to secure the future of his daughter, the only other thing he loves besides making ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 14:07:05 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 15:40:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:27:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 06:12:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 16 23:09:54 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 14:12:18 -0700 2008
"The Ball": 3 stars for this one. It's about a French family who...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 26 17:23:29 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 18:18:37 -0800 2008 1 9-27: Although t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:04:31 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 06:05:32 -0700 2009
The novellas collected in this volume are earlier works, and thus less polished than the later material. It was interesting to se...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:15:55 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 13:31:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 16 16:00:29 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 16:08:25 -0700 2008 David Golder exposes a workaholic businessman warts and all and his re...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 06 14:42:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 14:48:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 20:57:27 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 20:57:27 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 16:10:09 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 16:53:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 07 06:25:25 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:54:07 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 06:25:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 05 05:31:50 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 05:21:48 -0700 2008
The Ball was fantastic! It's such a great example of a revenge story. Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 21:08:39 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 21:15:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 00:36:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 02:44:42 -0700 2008
The last short story The Courilof Affair is about a Russian revolutionary who is charged with killing the Minister of Education. Th...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 07 18:54:21 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 18:59:36 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:12:26 -0800 2008
David Golder- 5 stars. You can see from this, her first work, that Nemirovsky had a love/hate relationship with not only the bourgeoisie, of which she herself was a member, but also her Jewish heritage. David Golder, is a work obse...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 05:37:23 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 05:48:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 11:37:27 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:01:18 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 09:06:31 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 06:32:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 20 05:36:18 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 06:56:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4457160