Anissimov, Myriam

Primo Levi : Tragedy of an optimist by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
33 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 1,138 libraries worldwide
"Until now, the world's representation of Primo Levi came almost entirely through his own writings. His public self - shy, intelligent, diffident - in some respects disguised the man within. This first biography delves deeply into the life and mind of a controversial writer, one who was really a philosophical student of life itself. Primo Levi explores the complex nature of a man who was both a strong and spirited survivor as well as a man prone to severe depression, a man who felt misunderstood and certain that future generations would forget and deny what many would call the central informing disaster of the century." "By bringing Levi's life into focus with material gathered from extensive research, interviews with friends and relatives, and numerous unpublished texts and testimonies, Myriam Anissimov has written not only the first biography of this major figure, but also a guide to Levi's works and times, which, even decades later, we must always call our times."--BOOK JACKET.

Romain Gary, le caméléon by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
12 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in French and Russian and held by 173 libraries worldwide
Retrace la vie de l'écrivain Romain Gary (1914-1980). Tente de démêler la part de fiction et celle de réalité dans les récits autobiographiques de l'auteur qui employa plusieurs pseudonymes tels Fosco Sinibaldi, Shatan Bogat et Emile Ajar. Enquête sur sa famille, ses origines juives russo-polonaises, sa naissance à Vilnius, son arrivée en France dans les années 30, sa carrière de diplomate, etc.

Sa Majesté la mort by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
8 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in French and Hebrew and held by 64 libraries worldwide
Sur les traces de ses oncles, Israe͏̈l, le frère de son père, qui a séjourné dans le camp de Bergen-Belsen, a été libéré et est parti pour l'Argentine, et Samuel, le frère de sa mère, disparu dans les Pyrénées, Myriam Anissimov écrit un roman familial de l'exil, avec des personnages hauts en couleur, des voyages, des angoisses, des rencontres, dans un va-et-vient entre l'enfance et l'âge adulte.

La soie et les cendres by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
6 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in French and German and held by 55 libraries worldwide

Vie et mort de Samuel Rozowski : roman by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in French and held by 52 libraries worldwide
Dans un avion à destination de Riga, capitale de la Lettonie, au milieu des années 1990, une jeune femme se remémore une affaire judiciaire des années 1970 : Samuel Rozowski, un héritier juif détraqué par l'holocauste, devenu gangster pour venger la spoliation de son peuple. Arrivée à Riga, elle enquête sur les lieux où plane le souvenir de l'extermination des juifs.

Dans la plus stricte intimité by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
7 editions published between 1992 and 1998 in French and held by 49 libraries worldwide

Romain Gary : l'enchanteur by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
2 editions published in 2010 in French and held by 41 libraries worldwide

Rue de nuit : roman by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
4 editions published between 1976 and 1977 in French and held by 40 libraries worldwide

Comment va Rachel? Roman by Myriam Anissimov ( Book )
4 editions published in 1973 in French and held by 37 libraries worldwide

Suite française by Irène Némirovsky ( Book )
12 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 31 libraries worldwide
Roman inédit de cette auteure morte à Auschwitz en 1942, laissant plusieurs manuscrits. Ces notes réunies composent une tétralogie écrite dans le feu de l'histoire, commençant avec "Tempête en juin" : l'exode en 1940, et "Dolce", zoom sur un village accueillant des Allemands. Elle n'écrira jamais les deux derniers tomes : la bataille et la Libération. Prix Renaudot 2004.