Numbers 2, 3 and 6 are fabulous reads in my opinion. I saw The Boy in the Striped Pajamas at the theater and thought they did a terrific job with it. Happy Reading!

By Joy on 12.04.08 3:05 pm | Permalink

I recently read your post about Irène Némirovsky and wanted to let you know about an exciting new exhibition about her life, work, and legacy that opened on September 24, 2008 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage —A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française, which will run through the middle of March, will include powerful rare artifacts — the actual handwritten manuscript for Suite Française, the valise in which it was found, and many personal papers and family photos. The majority of these documents and artifacts have never been outside of France. For fans of her work, this exhibition is an opportunity to really “get to know” Irene. And for those who can’t visit, there will be a special website that will live on the Museum’s site http://www.mjhnyc.org.

The Museum will host several public programs over the course of the exhibition’s run that will put Némirovsky’s work and life into historical and literary context. Book clubs and groups are invited to the Museum for tours and discussions in the exhibition’s adjacent Salon (by appointment). It is the Museum’s hope that the exhibit will engage visitors and promote dialogue about this extraordinary writer and the complex time in which she lived and died. To book a group tour, please contact Tracy Bradshaw at 646.437.4304 or tbradshaw@mjhnyc.org.

Please visit our website at http://www.mjhnyc.org for up-to-date information about upcoming public programs or to join our e-bulletin list.
Thanks for sharing this info with your readers. If you need any more, please do not hesitate to contact me at hfurst@mjhnyc.org

By Hannah on 12.04.08 6:13 pm | Permalink

What a great list of books for the challenge. THanks for signing up!

By Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) on 12.04.08 8:02 pm | Permalink

LOL - you caved in! Well, you have some great books listed there!!!

By Wendy on 12.04.08 9:54 pm | Permalink

Serena - Thanks. WWll(and the Great Depression) are my reading weaknesses.

Wendy- You knew it would happen. I have been trying to read Nemirovsky and Hahn-Beer for over a year. Maybe I will actually accomplish it this time.

By Amy on 12.05.08 10:44 am | Permalink

Joy- I want to read the book before I see the movie.

By Amy on 12.05.08 10:45 am | Permalink

Hannah - Thanks for sharing the info.

By Amy on 12.05.08 10:46 am | Permalink

Thanks for joining our challenge! We’re thrilled to have you on board! That’s a great list of books, and some of those are on my list, too!

By Anna on 12.06.08 12:40 pm | Permalink