{"product_id":"book-hekp","title":"Irène Némirovsky: Four BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC radio adaptations of four acclaimed works from the bestselling Ukrainian-born author Irène Némirovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest known for her posthumously published novel \u003ci\u003eSuite Française\u003c\/i\u003e, Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903. Her family fled the Russian Revolution for Paris, where she found fame as a novelist. But when the Nazis occupied France, she was arrested as a Jew and sent to Auschwitz, where she died aged just 39. This collection includes four of her best works, dramatised for radio with a full cast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Misunderstanding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Scarred by war, Yves returns to the Spanish resort of his childhood. There he meets beautiful, bored Denise, and the duo embark on an affair. But their love is challenged by mutual misunderstanding. Described as Némirovsky's \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, this compelling tale of passion and regret stars \u003cb\u003eSarah Smart\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJoseph Kloska\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1935, and Gladys Eysenach, a beautiful, elegant woman obsessed with her lost youth, is on trial for shooting dead her much younger lover. Delving into her past, she recounts the key events that led to the murder. \u003cb\u003eFrances Barber\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Gladys, with\u003cb\u003e Anna Francolini \u003c\/b\u003eas Némirovsky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In 1941, a German regiment is billeted in a French village. In the Angellier household two warring women pack away their valuables and prepare to meet the enemy. An adaptation of the second, standalone volume of Némirovsky's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eSuite Française\u003c\/i\u003e, this searing depiction of France under German occupation stars \u003cb\u003eSian Thomas, Eve Best, Deborah Findlay\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJames D'Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dogs and the Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Growing up during the Jewish pogroms in Ukraine, Ada falls in love with her rich cousin, Harry Sinner. But her poor cousin, Ben, is in love with her. When both families move to Paris, Ada becomes an artist, while Harry moves in elite French society. Then one day, he sees two of Ada's paintings, and her life is changed forever... \u003cb\u003eSarah Smart\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Ada, with \u003cb\u003eCarl Prekopp\u003c\/b\u003e as Harry and \u003cb\u003eGraeme Hawley\u003c\/b\u003e as Ben, in Némirovsky's epic tale of family, finance and fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1926 (\u003ci\u003eThe Misunderstanding\u003c\/i\u003e), 1937 (\u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e), 2006 (\u003ci\u003eDolce)\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009 (\u003ci\u003eThe Dogs and the Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Irène Némirovsky\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Sandra Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Misunderstanding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eJoseph Kloska, Sarah Smart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Sienna Lee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJake Ferretti\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEvan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRupert Hill, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Lin Coghlan\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Pauline Harris\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21-25 January 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eFrances Barber,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnna Francolini\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNatasha Cowley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDavid Sterne\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKeziah Joseph, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Brazier, Conrad Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEllen Dryden\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Catterall\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAshley Margolis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Ellen Dryden\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Pauline Harris\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7-11 November 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eSian Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEve Best\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDeborah Findlay\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJames D'Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlex Tregear\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStuart McLoughlln, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Penny Leicester\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Di Speirs\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14-18 August 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dogs and the Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eAnna Francolini\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSarah Smart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCarl Prekopp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGraeme Hawley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSydney Wade\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEllis Hollins, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Hanley,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWill Tacey, Olwen May\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFiona Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNatalie Grady\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWill Tacey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Ellen Dryden\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Pauline Harris\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10-14 June 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354134651184,"sku":"BDhekp","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/388571-hekp-Square.jpg?v=1734358589","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hekp","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}