Françoise Frenkel

Un descubrimiento.El fenómeno literario de la rentrée francesa en2015. En 1921, Françoise Frenkel, una joven apasionada por la lengua y la cultura francesas, funda la primera librería francesa de Berlin, La Maison du Livre.Una libreria en Berlin es un libro de testimonio en primera persona en el que la autora cuenta su itinerario: en 1939 huye de Alemania, donde ya es imposible difundir libros y periodicos franceses, y se exilia en Francia, buscando refugio. Pero, en realidad, tras la ocupacion nazi de territorio frances, lo que le espera es una vida de fugitiva hasta que, en 1943, logra cruzar la frontera suiza de manera clandestina y encontrar en Ginebra, al fin, la libertad. Una libreria en Berlin nos descubre, milagrosamente intactas, la voz, la mirada y la emocion de una mujer valiente cuya fuerte determinacion la llevara a conseguir escapar de un destino tragico.

En 1921, Françoise Frenkel fonde la première librairie française de Berlin où viendront signer les plus grands auteurs français. Rien où poser sa tête raconte son itinéraire : contrainte en 1939 de f

En 1921, Françoise Frenkel, une jeune femme passionnée par la langue et la culture françaises, fonde la première librairie française de Berlin, "La Maison du Livre". Rien où poser sa tête raconte son

Voller Leidenschaft für die Literatur eröffnet die polnische Jüdin Francoise Frenkel nach dem Studium in Paris 1921 die erste französische Buchhandlung in Berlin. 1939 flieht sie vor dem Nationalsozialismus, über Paris quer durch Frankreich bis in den „freien" Süden nach Nizza. Als es 1942 auch hier zu Razzien kommt, findet sie Schutz bei dem Ehepaar Marius. Zwei in ihrer Unerschütterlichkeit unvergessliche Menschen, mit deren Hilfe ihr 1943 die Flucht in die Schweiz gelingt. Jetzt erscheint dieses „in Tempo und Intensität wie ein Roman" (Le Monde) geschriebene Zeugnis, das als historischer und literarischer Fund gefeiert wird, mit einem Vorwort von Patrick Modiano erstmals auf Deutsch.

In 1921, Francoise Frenkel - a Jewish woman from Poland - opens her first bookshop in Berlin. It is a dream come true. The dream lasts nearly two decades. Then suddenly, it ends. It ends after police confiscations and the Night of Broken Glass, as Jewish shops and businesses are smashed to pieces. It ends when no one protests. So Francoise flees to France, just weeks before war breaks out. In Paris, on the wireless and in the newspapers, horror has made itself at home. When the city is bombed, Francoise seeks refuge in Avignon, then Nice. She fears she may never see her family again. Nice is awash with refugees and terrible suffering; children are torn from their parents; mothers throw themselves under buses. Horrified by what she sees, Francoise goes into hiding. She survives only because strangers risk their lives to protect her. Set against the romantic landscapes of Southern France, No Place to Lay One's Head is a heartbreaking tale of human cruelty and unending kindness; of a woman whose lust for life refuses to leave her, even in her darkest hours.

The unforgettable story of one womans struggle to survive persecution in wartime FranceI loved my bookstore the way a woman loves, that is to say, trulyIn 1921, Françoise Frenkel - a Jewish woman from Poland - opens Berlins very first French bookshop. It is a dream come true. The bookshop attracts artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets - even the French ambassador himself. It brings Françoise peace, friendship and prosperity. Then one summers day in 1939, the dream ends.It ends after Kristallnacht, when Jewish shops and businesses are smashed to pieces. It ends when no one protests. So, just weeks before the war breaks out, Francoise flees to France.In Paris, on the wireless and in the newspapers, horror has made itself at home. When the city is bombed, Françoise seeks refuge in Nice, which is awash with refugees and terrible suffering. Children are torn from their parents; mothers throw themselves under buses. Horrified by what she sees, Francoise goes into hiding. She survives only because strangers risk their lives to protect her.Unfolding in Berlin, Paris and against the romantic landscapes of southern France, No Place to Lay Ones Head is a heartbreaking tale of human cruelty and unending kindness; of a woman whose lust for life refuses to leave her, even in her darkest hours.Very little is known about the life of Françoise Frenkel. She was born in Poland in 1889 and later studied and lived in Paris; in 1921 she set up the first French-language bookshop in Berlin with her husband. In 1939, she returned to Paris, and after the German invasion the following year fled south to Nice. After several years in hiding, she made a desperate attempt to cross the border to Switzerland. Frenkel died in Nice in 1975. Her memoir, originally published in Geneva in 1945, was rediscovered in a flea market in 2010, republished in the original French and is now being translated and published in numerous languages for the first time.

Initially published as No Place to Lay Ones Head - the unforgettable story of one womans struggle to survive persecution in wartime FranceIn 1921, Françoise Frenkel-a Jewish woman from Poland-opens Berlins very first French bookshop. It is a dream come true. The bookshop attracts artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets. It brings Françoise peace, friendship and prosperity. Then, in the summer of 1939, the dream ends and Françoises desperate, headlong flight from Nazi persecution begins.Unfolding in Berlin, Paris and against the romantic landscapes of southern France, A Bookshop in Berlin is a heartbreaking tale of human cruelty and unending kindness; and of a woman whose lust for life refuses to leave her, even in her darkest hours.

Livreira judia de origem polonesa e apaixonada pela literatura, Françoise Frenkel abre a primeira livraria francesa em Berlim no começo dos anos 1920, fazendo do lugar um ponto de encontro da intelectualidade local e de grandes escritores da França. Com a ascenso do nazismo na Alemanha na decada de 1930, Françoise começa a viver o terror das perseguiçes. Graças a ajuda do governo frances, consegue fugir para a França, em um dos ultimos trens autorizados a deixar o pais com estrangeiros de origem judaica. Em Paris, a cidade de seus tempos de estudante, ela percebe rapidamente que no estaria a salvo. Com a ocupaço alem, a capital seria apenas mais uma entre as diversas escalas que precisaria fazer, sozinha, para escapar da eminente deportaço e da morte.Em seu relato, narrado em primeira pessoa, Françoise permite que o leitor acompanhe em detalhes os medos, as perdas, as traiçes e privaçes de seu desesperado periplo. E que conheça tambem a solidariedade e resistencia dos franceses que no se renderam aos nazistas.Publicado em pequena ediço na Suiça, em 1945, seu livro ficou esquecido por decadas, sendo redescoberto nos dias de hoje.Um raro testemunho, corajoso e emocionante, da luta pela sobrevivencia no dramatico periodo da Segunda Guerra Mundial.Com prefacio do Premio Nobel Patrick Modiano, a ediço conta ainda com um dossie que busca refazer a biografia da nossa valente livreira e heroina Françoise Frenkel.

Un descubrimiento.El fenómeno literario de la rentrée francesa en2015. En 1921, Françoise Frenkel, una joven apasionada por la lengua y la cultura francesas, funda la primera librería francesa de Berlin, La Maison du Livre. Una libreria en Berlin es un libro de testimonio en primera persona en el que la autora cuenta su itinerario: en 1939 huye de Alemania, donde ya es imposible difundir libros y periodicos franceses, y se exilia en Francia, buscando refugio. Pero, en realidad, tras la ocupacion nazi de territorio frances, lo que le espera es una vida de fugitiva hasta que, en 1943, logra cruzar la frontera suiza de manera clandestina y encontrar en Ginebra, al fin, la libertad. Una libreria en Berlin nos descubre, milagrosamente intactas, la voz, la mirada y la emocion de una mujer valiente cuya fuerte determinacion la llevara a conseguir escapar de un destino tragico.

FRANÇOISE FRENKEL, LLIBRETERA FRANCóFILA, JUEVA D'ORIGEN POLONéS, ESDEVé TOT D'UNA CONSCIENT DE LA FOLLIA DE L'ALEMANYA NAZI, COSA QUE L'OBLIGA A MARXAR-NE I REFUGIAR-SE A FRANÇA. PERó AIXó éS NOMéS L'INICI D'UN VIATGE ERRaTIC: PUBLICADA EL 1945, AQUESTA