IRENE NEMIROVSKY NOVELS: DAVID GOLDER, THE BALL, SNOW IN AUTUMN, THE COURILOF AFFAIR

New York City, NY: Everyman's Library/Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Everyman's Library/Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 363 pages. Posthumous collection of novels. Now considered late-modern classics. The first appearance of the titles in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition Thus is now scarce. Presents Irene Nemirovsky's "Novels: David Golder, The Ball, Snow In Autumn, The Courilof Affair". All four novels, in new English translations by Sandra Smith, the ground-breaking translator of Irene Nemirovsky's "Suite Francaise". Although the novels appear in Alfred A. Knopf's "Everyman's Library" Imprint, which usually reissues previously published titles only, this marks their very first appearance in English translation, the only exception being "David Golder". The latter was first translated by Sylvia Stuart in 1930 and published by Horace Liveright. According to critics like the Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee, Sandra Smith's new translation of "David Golder" is superior in every respect to the previous one while her translations of the three other novels are fresh, vital, and compelling. The Introduction by the brilliant young novelist Claire Messud is impeccable. Collectively, the four novels reveal nothing less than Irene Nemirovsky's incipient genius: An impressive range of subject matter, precise and masterly evocation of various settings, and most important, a unique insight into the profoundly flawed and compromised nature of humanity. "They demonstrate Nemirovsky's genius for exposing an individual's virtues and flaws, much like a jeweller examining a diamond under a loupe. Potentially one-dimensional characters such as a greedy businessman or a spiteful teenager emerge from these stories as multi-faceted figures whose questionable beliefs and actions compel us to re-examine our own. Please don't miss these potent tales" (Lauren Nemroff) . An absolute "must-have" title for Irene Nemirovsky collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First English-Language Omnibus Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER IRENE NEMIROVSKY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0307267083.