All our worldly goods
By: Irène Némirovsky ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780701182137; 9780701182144
Subjects: Families; Fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Work titles: Biens de ce monde
Description: A story of family life and starcrossed lovers, of money and greed, set against the backdrop of France from 1910 to 1940 between two terrible wars. Pierre and Agnès marry for love against the wishes of his parents and the family patriarch, the tyrannical industrialist Julien Hardelot, provoking a family feud which cascades down the generations. This is Balzac or The Forsyte Saga on a smaller, more intimate scale, the bourgeoisie observed close-up with Némirovsky's characteristically sly humour and clear-eyed compassion. Full of drama and heartbreak, telling observation of the devastating effects of two wars on a small town and an industrial family, this is Némirovsky at the height of her powers.
Notes: "First published in France as Les biens de ce monde by Éditions Albin Michel 1947"--Title page verso.

Translated from the French.