Irene Nemirovsky (Irina Nemirovskaya) was a French writer of Ukrainian Jewish descent. Her life turned out to be tragic, as the events of the Second World War were catastrophic. Childhood Iryna was born in Kyiv on 24 February 1903. Her family was quite wealthy. Lev (Arie) Borysovych Nemyrovsky, the writer’s father, was one of the most famous bankers of the ...

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