David Golder Irene Nemirovsky 1929 Novel Literature French Ukraine
David Golder
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(David Golder) – By Irene Nemirovsky. In the French language.
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Irene Nemirovsky was a novelist of Ukrainian Jewish origin who was born in Kiev, Ukraine under the Russian Empire. She lived more than half her life in France, and wrote in French, but was denied French citizenship. Arrested as a Jew under the racial laws she died at Auschwitz at the age of 39.
David Golder is her first novel published in 1929. The novel opens with Golder refusing to help his colleague of many years, Marcus. As a result of this, Marcus, bankrupt, commits suicide. Following the funeral, Golder travels to Biarritz where he has a huge, opulent house. His wife and daughter reside there in luxury, spending Golder’s cash like water. On the train, he suffers a heart attack. Seriously ill, he is forced to re-evaluate his life.
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Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1929.
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Pp.: 240; [1]
Size: Octavo (in-8); 18 x 12 cm
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Binding: Half leather binding over original softcover. Gilted spine cover, minor signs of damage along the edges, marbled panels
Condition: Marbled fly leaf, paper browning due to aging, title page damaged, a section is missing.
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