Sarah's Key (novel)
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Sarah's Key is a historical fiction novel by Franco-British author Tatiana de Rosnay, first published in French as Elle s'appelait Sarah in September 2006. Two main parallel plots are followed through the book. The first is that of ten-year-old Sarah Starzynski, a Jewish girl born in Paris, who is arrested with her parents during the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup. Before they go, she locks her four-year-old brother in a cupboard, thinking the family should be back in a few hours. The second plot follows Julia Jarmond, an American journalist living in Paris, who is asked to write an article in honour of the 60th anniversary of the roundup.
Author | Tatiana de Rosnay |
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Original title | Elle s'appelait Sarah |
Country | France |
Language | English |
Genre | Holocaust |
Publisher | France Loisirs |
Publication date | September 2006[1] |
Published in English | 12 June 2007[2] |
Media type | |
Pages | 294 |
ISBN | 978-0-7195-2452-3 |
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The book was rejected by more than 20 publishers before being published by Héloïse d'Ormesson, whom she had profiled in French Elle in 2005.[3]
As of 2021, the novel has sold 11 million copies in 44 countries.[4]