LEADER 05251cam a2200685 i 4500001 254038 005 20240621230551.0 008 160503s2016 nyua b 001 0deng 010 2016020685 020 9781250048592 |q(hardcover) 020 1250048591 |q(hardcover) 020 |z9781466849563 |q(e-book) 035 (OCoLC)ocn932576483 035 254038 042 pcc 043 e-fr--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dGK8 |dOCLCF |dBLP |dBUR |dOQX |dOU9 |dWIM |dGZT |dABG |dVP@ |dIHX |dCZA |dZQP |dLHM 050 00 HQ1620.P2 |bS43 2016 100 1 Sebba, Anne, |eauthor. 245 14 Les Parisiennes : |bhow the women of Paris lived, loved, and died under Nazi occupation / |cAnne Sebba. 250 First U.S. edition. 264 1 New York : |bSt. Martin's Press, |c2016. 300 xxii, 457 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations (some color) ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 "First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--Title page verso. 520 2 "What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris from 1939 to 1949? These were years of fear, power, aggression, courage, deprivation and secrets until--finally--renewal and retribution. Even at the darkest moments of Occupation, with the Swastika flying from the Eiffel Tower and pet dogs abandoned howling on the streets, glamour was ever present. French women wore lipstick. Why? It was women more than men who came face to face with the German conquerors on a daily basis--perhaps selling them their clothes or travelling alongside them on the Metro, where a German soldier had priority over seats. By looking at a wide range of individuals from collaborators to resisters, actresses and prostitutes to teachers and writers, Anne Sebba shows that women made life-and-death decisions every day, and often did whatever they needed to survive. Her fascinating cast of characters includes both native Parisian women and those living in Paris temporarily--American women and Nazi wives, spies, mothers, mistresses, and fashion and jewellery designers. Some women, like the heiress Béatrice de Camondo or novelist Irène Némirovsky, converted to Catholicism; others like lesbian racing driver Violette Morris embraced the Nazi philosophy; only a handful, like Coco Chanel, retreated to the Ritz with a German lover. A young medical student, Anne Spoerry, gave lethal injections to camp inmates one minute but was also known to have saved the lives of Jews. But this is not just a book about wartime. In enthralling detail Sebba explores the aftershock of the Second World War and the choices demanded. How did the women who survived to see the Liberation of Paris come to terms with their actions and those of others? Although politics lies at its heart, Les Parisiennes is a fascinating account of the lives of people of the city and, specifically, in this most feminine of cities, its women and young girls"--From publisher's website. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Prologue: Les Parisiennes -- PART ONE: WAR -- 1939 : Paris on the Edge -- 1940 : Paris Abandoned -- 1941 : Paris Divided -- 1942 : Paris Ravaged -- 1943: Paris Trembles -- 1944 (first half) : Paris Awaits -- PART TWO: LIBERATION -- 1944 (second half) : Paris Shorn -- 1945 : Paris Returns -- 1946 : Paris Adjusts -- PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTION -- 1947 : Paris Looks Newish -- 1948-1949 : Paris Americanized -- Epilogue: Peacetime Paris : Some Beginnings and Some Endings -- Cast List. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 611 27 German Occupation of France (1940-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01353176 611 27 World War (1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 Women |zFrance |zParis |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Women |zFrance |zParis |vBiography. 651 0 Paris (France) |xHistory |y1940-1944. 651 0 France |xHistory |yGerman occupation, 1940-1945. 651 0 Paris (France) |vBiography. 651 0 Paris (France) |xSocial conditions |y20th century. 651 0 Paris (France) |xPolitics and government |y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xSocial aspects |zFrance |zParis. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xInfluence. 650 7 HISTORY / Europe / France. |2bisacsh 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage. |2bisacsh 650 7 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00972484 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Social aspects. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01354981 650 7 Social conditions. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919811 650 7 Women. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01176568 651 7 France. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204289 651 7 France |zParis. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01205283 650 4 HISTORY / Europe / France. 650 4 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. 650 4 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 650 7 Women. |2homoit 650 7 Womyn. |2homoit 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 852 0 |bscstacks |hHQ1620.P2 |iS43 2016