Résistance: Contes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France (MLA Texts and Translations) (French Edition)

Résistance: Contes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France (MLA Texts and Translations) (French Edition) image
ISBN-10:

1603294996

ISBN-13:

9781603294997

Author(s): Thomas, Édith
Edition: critical edition
Released: Nov 15, 2021
Format: Paperback, 104 pages
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Description:

Based on real events of the French Resistance during World War II, Édith Thomas's stories explore how ordinary people respond to the extraordinary conditions of political occupation. The stories, first published under the title Contes d'Auxois by an underground press in 1943, were written to oppose Vichy-Nazi propaganda and to offer encouragement to civilians who felt resigned to defeat.

Whether lining up to wait for food, tuning in to a forbidden radio broadcast, adapting to living side by side with German soldiers, or preparing for an act of sabotage, the characters in these stories must make choices in highly compromised circumstances on a daily basis. As the characters confront their own suffering and that of others, their actions inspire readers to consider the nature of heroism, the idea that people can share a common humanity with their enemies, and the possibility for individuals to find solidarity in an overwhelming, isolating world.

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