Bérénice 1934-44 : Peter Lang Publishing Inc : 9781433167058 : 25 Jun 2019 : "Bâerâenice yearns to become an actress, but her parents insist that career is not proper for a girl. She defies her Jewish family to become the leading younger actress in the Comâedie-Franðcaise, France's most renowned theater, right when the Nazis occupy France. Bâerâenice hides her true identity and last name to avoid detection. Living in a world without tolerance and torn between two lovers with different loyalties, Bâerâenice must choose between her career on stage, and her allegiance to freedom andto her Jewish heritage. Bâerâenice 1934-44: An Actress in Occupied Paris is the debut novel of Isabelle Stibbe, an important new voice in French literature. When the book was published in France, it won nine literary awards, including the Prix Simone Veil, honoring a work that celebrates a woman of action." --