The shameful peace
Subtitle: how French artists and intellectuals survived the Nazi occupation
By: Frederic Spotts
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780300163995
Subjects: Civilization; World War, 1939-1945; Artists; Intellectual life; Art and the war; History
Description: The German occupation of France from 1940 to 1945 presented wrenching challenges for the nation's artists and intellectuals.  Some were able to flee the country; those who remained, including Gide and Celine, Picasso and Matisse, Cortot and Messaien, and Cocteau and Gabin, responded in various ways.  This fascinating book is the first to provide a full account of how France's artistic leaders coped under the crushing German presence.  Some became heroes, others villains; most were simply survivors.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.