Charlotte
David Foenkinos’ novel “Charlotte” draws inspiration from the life of German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon. The book explores her brief yet sorrowful existence, characterized by German persecution, a family legacy of deaths, and her remarkable aptitude. Charlotte produced an autobiographical piece of art titled “Life? or Theatre? A Song-play” when she was hiding. The book is a moving ode to her life and the transformational and healing effects of art and love.
About the Author
Foenkinos wrote Delicacy, a short novel about a widow and the unremarkable colleague she unexpectedly falls for, and then filmed it himself with Audrey Tautou. Charlotte is a different thing altogether: a life of the painter Charlotte Salomon, who made a thousand gouaches recording her…
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