Everything about : CHARLOTTE

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Such a beautiful portrait of the heart-breaking story of Charlotte, a German painter who died during the Holocaust. She gave her doctor her drawings, saying, "C'est toute ma vie" ("It's all my life"). David Foenkinos, haunted by the memories of an artist, made sure that she will never be forgotten by going in search of her.










A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT


"Charlotte" is the 13th book by David Foenkinos. It is inspired by the life of Charlotte Salomon, a German painter who died in Auschwitz in 1943. This novel won the Renaudot Prize and sold almost 400,000 copies in 2014.




WHAT TO READ IF YOU LIKED CHARLOTTE


If you would like to read more heart-breaking stories about young people who endured the Shoah during the Second World War, I strongly recommend reading "Une Vie" by Simone Veil, a French politician who experienced the violence of concentration camps and shares everything about her terrible experience. I would also recommend Anne Frank's diary, although I would warn you that it can be difficult for those who are sensitive.


5 WORDS ABOUT CHARLOTTE 

 Moving
Sorrowful
wistful
denonciatory
nostalgic





A CHARLOTTE'S PLAYLIST

I hear a symphony-Cody Fry
Auschwitz-Modena City Ramblers
Dance me to the end of love-Madeleine Peyroux
Souviens toi du jour-Mylène Farmer





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