- Hardcover: 408 pages
- Publisher: Everyman's Library
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307267083
- ISBN-13: 978-0307267085
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.7 x 21.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #480,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.4 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
49 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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Exceptional Reading, Feb 28 2008
By Ink "Inkfeather - The truth is the truth all ... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: David Golder, The Ball, Snow in Autumn, The Courilof Affair (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) (Hardcover)
There are many reasons for loving a book ... of course content, the manner in which the author has painted a picture for the reader, a love for the time period in which a story is set, perhaps a specific character - heaven knows - I have fallen in love with a protagonist in my younger days. With this book, aside from all the talent that the words spread on the pages, I love the book.The paper is heavy weight - not glossy - not harsh. The ribbon bookmark reminds me of days when books were made this way ... I enjoyed reading this book because of the quality of the construction .... now on to the inside.
Nemirovsky has a way of developing the ghosts of one's past. Regardless of how well her characters do in life there seem to be parts of their beginnings that they cannot shed ... a genetic tattoo, a social ingraining that continues to come through regardless of how they change over the years.
I felt the pain of David Golder; I wanted to throw Mrs. Kampf to the dogs and delighted in the vision of little pieces of paper floating down the river; I could feel the heat of the wood burning stove and the cold of the chilling Russian wind in Snow in Autumn. Brilliantly written in simple language, if you are looking for paperback literature - this is NOT the book to read.
I am hypnotized by Nemirovsky's work and hope that you are too!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Pure and abrasive, May 27 2008
By Isabelle M. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: David Golder, The Ball, Snow in Autumn, The Courilof Affair (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) (Hardcover)
You get immersed right away into Nemirovskys' world. Right away with "The Ball" you get the discomfort rapport the mother and daughter have. "The Ball" is an absolute terrible tale and well rendered. Opening sentences are crucial, with "David Golder" you want to know what happens to this fellow, he is firm and refuses yet has remorse and is weak at the same time he manipulates and is manipulated. Once you let go the story about the author, we all know Irenes' terrible fate how she perished in the concentration camps, you are able to isolate and focus on her ability to write, she was not just an author, yes she published, she was a writer with a capital W. Words seem to land perfectly. A few sentences are absolutely beautiful. I stop and read again, several times over and over the same sentence to decorticate and learn to read again. How she describes lovers in bed, the intertwined legs and bodies, their shadow shown on the ceiling reveals the image of a bouquet of flowers. There is more, four short stories in this volume, but much more in her complete oeuvre, I urge any curious and avid prose lover to read and discover Irène Némirovsky.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Golder and Couriloff" seal this volume, May 10 2008
By Kenneth A. Pfeifer "k54" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: David Golder, The Ball, Snow in Autumn, The Courilof Affair (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) (Hardcover)
While not as consistently good as "Suite Francais," this volume has as its best selections David Golder and The Courilof Affair. "Golder" is intriguing in that it was used by her husband in an attempt to free her from the concentration camp. An unflattering portrait of its title character, it begins with a scene that reminded me of the opening of "Citizen Cane." The closing story will please those fond of Kafka. It is rife with issues of ethics and government. The Everyman edition is also a very handsome volume.
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