Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky (French: [iʁɛn nemiʁɔfski]; 11 February 1903 – 17 August 1942) was a novelist of Ukrainian Jewish origin who was born in Kiev, then in the Russian Empire. She lived more than half her life in France and wrote in French, but was denied French nationality. Arrested as a Jew under the racial laws – which did not take into account her conversion to Roman Catholicism – she was murdered in Auschwitz at the age of 39. Némirovsky is best known for the posthumously published Suite française.
Irène Némirovsky | |
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Némirovsky, c. 1928 | |
| Born | Irina Leonovna Nemirovskaya 11 February 1903 Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 August 1942 (aged 39) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland |
| Resting place | Auschwitz concentration camp, Oświęcim |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Literary movement | Modernism |
| Notable works | Suite française |
| Spouse | Michel Epstein |
| Children | 2 |
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