The Dogs and the Wolves by Irène Némirovsky

The Dogs and the Wolves

Irène Némirovsky with Sandra Smith (Translator)

224 pages first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced

Description

Ada grows up motherless in the Jewish pogroms of a Ukrainian city in the early years of the twentieth century. In the same city, Harry Sinner, the cosseted son of a city financier, belongs to a very different world. Eventually, in search of a brig...

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Moods

dark 50%
emotional 50%
sad 50%
informative 25%
reflective 25%
tense 25%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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