Le Bal; And, Snow in Autumn

by Irène Némirovsky

Book Overview

From the author of the bestselling Suite Fran aise.

Le Bal is a sharp, brittle story of a girl who sets out to ruin the mother she hates. The Kampfs have risen swiftly up the ranks of 1930s Parisian society. Painfully aware of her working-class roots, and desperate to win acceptance, Madame Kampf decides to throw a huge ball to announce her arrival to society. Her daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099493977
• ISBN13: 9780099493976
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"