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Nathalie Sarraute

Born

in Ivanovo, Russian Federation

July 18, 1900

Died

October 19, 1999

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Nathalie Sarraute (July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia – October 19, 1999 in Paris, France) was a lawyer and a French writer of Russian-Jewish origin.

Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo (then known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk), 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 (although she frequently referred to the year of her birth as 1902, a date still cited in select reference works), and, following the divorce of her parents, spent her childhood shuttled between France and Russia. In 1909 she moved to Paris with her father. Sarraute studied law and literature at the prestigious Sorbonne, having a particular fondness for 20th century literature and the works of Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, who greatly affected her conception of the no ...more

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	Enfance 3.65 avg rating — 2,416 ratings — published 1983 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tropismes 3.66 avg rating — 1,513 ratings — published 1939 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Planetarium by Nathalie Sarraute, Maria Jolas 3.54 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 1959 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Fruits d'Or 3.46 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1963 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pour un oui ou pour un non 3.52 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portrait of a Man Unknown by Nathalie Sarraute, Maria Jolas (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1948 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Age of Suspicion 3.57 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1956 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do You Hear Them? by Nathalie Sarraute, Maria Jolas (Translator) 3.54 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1972 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Use of Speech by Nathalie Sarraute, Barbara Wright (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1980 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Don't Love Yourself (Studies in Contemporary Jewry; 6) by Nathalie Sarraute, Barbara Wright (Translator) 3.58 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1989 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I think it's very painful, and that it's better not to have any doubts. I envy those who don't have any; I envy them a lot. They are happy people.”
― Nathalie Sarraute

tags: doubts, writing

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“...je le sens très bien,mais je ne sais pas l'exprimer...je n'ai à ma disposition que de pauvres mots complètement usés à force d'avoir servi à tous et à tout...”
― Nathalie Sarraute, Les Fruits d'Or

tags: inspirational

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“Mais ils ne demandaient rien de plus, c’était cela, ils le savaient, il ne fallait rien attendre, rien demander, c’était ainsi, il n’y avait rien de plus, c’était cela, « la vie ». Rien d’autre, rien de plus, ici ou là, ils le savaient maintenant. Il ne fallait pas se révolter, rêver, attendre, faire des efforts, s’enfuir, il fallait juste choisir attentivement (le garçon attendait), serait-ce une grenadine ou un café ? crème ou nature ? en acceptant modestement de vivre – ici ou là – et de laisser passer le temps.”
― Nathalie Sarraute, Tropismes

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