Sunnuntai Ja Muita Novelleja (2005) - Plot & Excerpts
I listened to this collection in my car on the way to work. Narrator Cassandra Campbell is exceptional and lets the story speak for itself, adding just the hint of an accent or inflection when necessary to let you know who's speaking. Némirovsky writes the kind of story I love, very rich in depth of character, extremely subtle, full of psychological suspense and secrets that creep up to reveal themselves. Amazing that stories written 70 years ago feel so true, the emotions so relevant. "Don Juan's Wife" and "The Confidant" are now among my favorite stories, up there with Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss." This is a beautiful collection of short stories that capture so very well the day to day lives of a certain (mostly privileged) class of people during a certain period of time in France. Knowing a bit of the life of the author and especially her untimely death in the Nazi death camps makes her writing even more poignant. If you have a busy schedule you can read most of these stories in a very short time period and have the experience of wonderfully written prose.
What do You think about Sunnuntai Ja Muita Novelleja (2005)?
The same wonderful read as Suite Francaise. A fine collection of stories.
—youngartista
Very disappointing, the stories are very trite.
—Christine
