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Irène Némirovsky
Born
in Kyiv, Ukraine
February 11, 1903
Died
August 17, 1942
Genre
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Suite Française
by
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published
2004
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294 editions
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El baile
by
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published
1930
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2 editions
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Fire in the Blood
by
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published
2007
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75 editions
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Jezabel
by
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published
1936
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72 editions
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All Our Worldly Goods
by
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published
1947
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47 editions
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The Wine of Solitude
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published
1935
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63 editions
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David Golder
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published
1929
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97 editions
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Due
by
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published
1939
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32 editions
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The Dogs and the Wolves
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published
1940
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53 editions
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The Fires of Autumn
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published
1957
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69 editions
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“Adieu," he said, "this is goodbye. I'll never forget you, never."
She stood silent. He looked at her and saw her eyes full of tears. He turned away.
At this moment she wasn't ashamed of loving him, because her physical desire had gone and all she felt towards him now was pity and a profound, almost maternal tenderness. She forced herself to smile. "Like the Chinese mother who sent her son off to war telling him to be careful 'because war has its dangers,' I'm asking you, if you have any feelings for me, to be as careful as possible with your life."
Because it is precious to you?" he asked nervously.
Yes. Because it is precious to me.”
― Suite Francaise
She stood silent. He looked at her and saw her eyes full of tears. He turned away.
At this moment she wasn't ashamed of loving him, because her physical desire had gone and all she felt towards him now was pity and a profound, almost maternal tenderness. She forced herself to smile. "Like the Chinese mother who sent her son off to war telling him to be careful 'because war has its dangers,' I'm asking you, if you have any feelings for me, to be as careful as possible with your life."
Because it is precious to you?" he asked nervously.
Yes. Because it is precious to me.”
― Suite Francaise
“Deep within everyone's heart there always remains a sense of longing for that hour, that summer, that one brief moment of blossoming. For several weeks or months, rarely longer, a beautiful young woman lives outside ordinary life. She is intoxicated. She feels as if she exists beyond time, beyond its laws; she experiences not the monotonous succession of days passing by, but moments of intense, almost desperate happiness.”
― Jezebel
― Jezebel
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