Journal of Hï¿½lï¿½ne Berr

Name: Journal of Hï¿½lï¿½ne Berr
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ISBN: 9781602860643

ISBN-10: 1602860645

ISBN-13: 9781602860643

Edition: N/A

Authors: Hï¿½lï¿½ne Berr, David Bellos, Mariette Job, David Bellos, Mariette Job

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"The Journal of Helene Berr is the story of a heroic young woman whose indomitable spirit thrived in the face of prejudice and war." "From April 1942 to February 1944, Helene Berr, a recent graduate of the Sorbonne, kept a journal of her life in Nazi-occupied Paris, seeking refuge from the harsh realities of being a Jew under the Vichy regime. With her friends and fellow students, Helene plays the violin and escapes the everyday in what she calls the "selfish magic" of English literature and poetry. Although she comes from a privileged and sophisticated family - her father is a decorated French officer of the First World War and the distinguished director of a large chemical company - she…

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List price: $24.95
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Publication date: 11/11/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction



Maps


Helene Berr's Paris


The Latin Quarter in 1942


Journal


1942


1943


1944


A Letter from Helene Berr to Her Sister Denise, Written on the Day She Was Arrested


A Stolen Life



France and the Jews



Further Reading


Index


Acronyms and Special Terms


Books Mentioned by Helene Berr


Streets and Places


Personal Names