Françoise Frenkel
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Publisher
Seix Barral
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
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Un descubrimiento.El fenómeno literario de la rentrée francesa en2015. En 1921, Françoise Frenkel, una joven apasionada por la lengua y la cultura francesas, funda la primera librería francesa de Berlín, La Maison du Livre. Una librería en Berlín es un libro de testimonio en primera persona en el que la autora cuenta su itinerario: en 1939 huye de Alemania, donde ya es imposible difundir libros y periódicos franceses, y se exilia en Francia,...
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English
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"In 1921, FrancÌʹoise Frenkel-a Jewish woman from Poland-fulfills a lifelong dream. She opens Berlin's first French-language bookshop, La Maison du Livre, attracting artists, diplomats, celebrities, and poets. The shop soon becomes a haven for intellectual exchange as Nazi ideology begins to poison the culturally rich city. But as the occupation intensifies and politics darken, Frenkel's bookshop is frequently visited by police officers who confiscate...
Author
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In 1921, Françoise Frenkel - a Jewish woman from Poland - opens Berlin's very first French bookshop. It is a dream come true. The bookshop attracts artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets - even the French ambassador himself. It brings Françoise peace, friendship and prosperity. Then one summer's day in 1939, the dream ends. It ends after Kristallnacht, when Jewish shops and businesses are smashed to pieces. It ends when no one protests. So,...
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English
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This is the remarkable and prize-winning memoir of a fearless Jewish woman whose beloved bookshop was destroyed during Kristallnacht, sending her on a harrowing fight for survival across wartime Europe.
In 1921, Françoise Frenkel-a Jewish woman from Poland-fulfills a lifelong dream. She opens Berlin's first French-language bookshop, La Maison du Livre, attracting artists, diplomats, celebrities, and poets. The shop soon becomes a haven for intellectual...