Author(s): Irene Nemirovsky

General Fiction

This is the first collection of Irene Nemirovsky's short stories to appear in English. They date from 1934-41 and, ranging in subject from the conflict between the generations in bourgeois France to the events of 1940, they echo many of the themes of her novels. 'In this superlative translation, Nemirovsky's characters emerge fully-fleshed and her