Irène Némirovsky

French novelist (1903–1942).

Born February 24th, 1903 in Kyiv.

Died August 17th, 1942 at 39 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (influenza, typhus).

Occupations
novelist, writer

What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved