Le malentendu
Subtitle: roman
By: Irène Némirovsky ; préface d'Olivier Philipponnat
Edition: Nouv. éd.
Publisher: Denoël
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9782207259559
Subjects: Fiction; Social conditions; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: Yves Harteloup, scarred by the war, is a disappointed young man, old money fallen on hard times, who returns for the summer to the rich, comfortable Atlantic resort of Hendaye, where he spent blissful childhood holidays. He becomes infatuated by a beautiful, bored young woman, Denise, whose rich husband is often away on business.