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Both books, (novellas) are well written and make fast reading. The subjects are very dark, however. It seems that this author, who herself died at Auschwitz was able to write about her grief ridden mind's pain.


Tags : Le Bal and Snow in Autumn [Irene Nemirovsky, Sandra Smith] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Le Bal depicts the life of the Kampfs who, having recently gone up in the world thanks to luck with the stock decide to throw a ball in order to launch themselves into society. Their daughter Antoinette,Irene Nemirovsky, Sandra Smith,Le Bal and Snow in Autumn,Vintage Books USA,0099493977,General & Literary Fiction

Le Bal and Snow in Autumn Irene Nemirovsky Sandra Smith 9780099493976 Books Reviews

These are fairly early pieces by Irene Nemirovsky, published in 1930 and 1931, but deeply satisfying.

LE BAL is deceptively simple. A fourteen-year-old girl watches her parents prepare feverishly to give their first ball. With the critical vision of youth, she sees their crassness, their nouveau riche errors of taste and judgment. Nonetheless a ball is a ball. When she's firmly excluded from attending by her selfish mother, she doesn't take it lightly.

This story derives its resonance from Nemirovsky's own troubled relationship with her shallow, self-centered mother.

SNOW IN AUTUMN is the story of the Karine family of wealthy White Russians, told from the point of view of their faithful old servant and nanny Tatiana. The family loses almost all they possess in the Revolution of 1917, and they end up in Paris, like so many other ruined Russian exiles. We follow the effect this has on various family members, and most poignantly on Titiana.

This story paints a grim picture of the transience of life, in particular the good life. Tatiana's fate is inspired by that of Nemirovsky's devoted French governess.

(I'm gleaning these autobiographical references as I read The Life of Irene Nemirovsky by Olivier Philipponnat and Patrick Lienhardt, another important read for fans of Nemirovsky.)

Nemirovsky's style is spare yet emotional, both satiric and moving. Sandra Smith, the stellar translator of these stories and of Suite Française, considers Nemirovsky "a worthy successor to Flaubert and de Maupassant." Quite a claim, but I'm inclined to agree.

Irene Nemirovsky died at Auschwitz in 1942. Every time I read a book by her, I feel grateful that this, at least, has survived.
This was one of Nemirovsky's first works. It was written in 1928, the year before the Wall Street crac, but published in 1930, after David Golder. It tells the story of a French nouveau riche family, the Kampfs. He is a Jewish businessman who has suddenly strike rich on currency speculation; on marrying her unbearable catholic wife he converted to catholicism (there is some stereotyping here for those willing to look at it, though it's not as on-your-face as in Golder). They decide to give a ball in order to presents themselves into high society. Her fourteen years old daughter, the vivacious but lonely Antoinette is told she will not be allowed to the ball, so while sending the invitations she suddenly plans a cruel revenge on her parents (and especially her mother). A great book, especially observant at the feelings of a wounded teenager, and at less than 90 pages, between a short story and a novella.
Le bal is the story of a noveau riche family, the Kampfs, who are trying to fit in with the elite, upper Parisian Society. Monsieur and Madame Kampf decide to throw a magnificient ball that would put them on the map, so to speak. Mrs. Kampf and her 14 year old daughter, Antoinette have a slightly twisted relationship the domineering mother on one side, and timid facade of an angry teenager on the other side. As the short story unfolds, the results of the strained mother-daughter relationship comes to light. A very enjoyable read, with delicate portrayals.

Snow in Autumn, the second story, tells the tale of the devoted nanny/servant, Tatiana Ivanovna, as she follows her masters who are fleeing the russian revolution. The story first takes place in the family home, in Russia, and then moves on to Odessa and finally to Paris. Through Tatiana's loving eyes, you see the change the family goes through. Despair, lost hope, grief, then starting over again and a mild throbbing feeling of finding a glimmer of hope again. Of the two stories in this book, I liked Snow in Autumn the most
This acidic but amusing revenge story targets the ‘nouveau riches’ in 1926 Paris and is deeply autobiographic. These newly rich were often speculators in stocks and other valuables yearning for recognition and respect from and co-optation into the haute bourgeoisie, despite sometimes murky origins and other educational and cultural deficits. Key aspirations of their wives included great luxury, plenty of spending money, sumptuous holidays, jewelry, living at a top location, status and respect.
Antoinette (14) is the daughter of such a parvenu couple whose female half wants even more of everything more money, a gigolo and most of all recognition, becoming part of French high society. To further her ambition, she organizes a glittering ball for 200 guests, with an orchestra, the best food and drink money can buy, a sea of plants and flower arrangements and numerous temporary servants. Precocious Antoinette also longs for an adventure of the male kind and immerses herself in plenty of daydreaming in the weeks and days ahead. But her parents forbid her sternly to attend the party. At 9 pm they send her to bed in an improvised bedroom deep inside the mansion where no sound can be heard from the party scheduled to begin at ten. Antoinette resents being treated as a child and seeks revenge…
Irène Némirovsky was a superbly-gifted writer and her early death in Auschwitz is a loss for humanity. This is a very early work, written while writing her debut “David Golder”. Thematically, re her mother’s fear of aging, her later book “Jezebel” is a companion volume to this novella. Both are great subject matter for reading clubs.
Me gusto como hace un crudo retrato de la sociedad y hace un analisis psicologico de lo que sucede en las mentes humanas ante los cambios.
Both books, (novellas) are well written and make fast reading. The subjects are very dark, however. It seems that this author, who herself died at Auschwitz was able to write about her grief ridden mind's pain.