VILLAGE OF SECRETS: DEFYING THE NAZIS IN VICHY FRANCE

Book ID/图书代码： 00200014B69339

English Summary/英文概要： High up in the mountains of the southern Massif Central in France lie tiny, remote villages united by a long and particular history. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and the other villages of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. There were no informers, no denunciations, and no one broke ranks. Together, the villagers held their silence, and kept persecuted people - resisters, freemasons, communists and above all Jews, many of them children and babies - from danger. During raids, the children would hide in the woods, their packs on their backs, waiting to hear the farmers’ song which told them it was safe to return. After the War Le Chambon became one of only two places in the world to be honoured by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among Nations. Just why and how Le Chambon and its outlying parishes came to save so many people has never been fully told. But several of the remarkable architects of the mission are still alive, as are a number of those they saved. Caroline Moorehead travelled across the world to interview these people, and searched archives that few have seen, to bring us the unforgettable testimonies of many of those involved in this extraordinary account. It is a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 法國南部中央高原的高山上，座落著一個迷你、偏遠的小鎮，這座小鎮擁有一段特別的歷史。納粹占領時期，利尼翁河畔勒尚邦(Le Chambon-sur-Lignon)及利尼翁為瓦賴高原(Plateau Vivarais Lignon)上其他城鎮的居民拯救了幾千人，讓這些人從集中營的苦難死裡逃生。沒有告密者、背叛者，沒有人臨陣脫逃，所有居民齊心協力保持沉默，讓被迫害的人——反抗者、共濟會成員、共產黨員、特別是猶太人，其中許多還只是小孩或嬰兒——遠離危險。

納粹搜索期間，小孩們躲在樹林中，身上背著行囊，等待農夫的歌聲告訴他們可以安全回去。戰後，利尼翁成為世界上僅有的兩個地點之一，得到以色列猶太屠殺紀念館頒以「國際義人」的殊榮。過去利尼翁及鄰近地區拯救被迫害者的故事從沒被完整敘述，那場任務中許多偉大的小人物仍健在，也包括他們救活的人。

卡洛琳．摩爾黑德周遊列國，採訪這些人物，研究稀有文獻，帶給我們難忘的見證，了解曾參加這場重要事件的當事人。這是一個關於勇氣與決心的故事，來自一群英雄般的小人物，願意冒著生命危險拯救他人，全體齊心對抗暴政統治。(Ramona)

Awards/获奖情况：摩爾黑德揭露了傳奇底下的真實人類樣貌，也展現犯錯的人比製造傳奇的人還要來的有趣、戲劇化。
——《紐約時報書評》

利尼翁在法國一直以來都因其居民的行為而被神話化……但這段銜接的歷史讓我們了解，故事其實更複雜。如果說摩爾黑德所描繪的圖像比傳奇更加散亂，這也只會提高主角的英雄行為。
——《紐約客》

提供豐富資訊、易讀且描寫入微……摩爾黑德深入的研究、清晰的描寫，和扣人心弦的作品，將作為納粹占領期間，一場英勇、驚險且振奮人心的事件的回顧。
——《出版人週刊》

“[Moorehead] has done us the great service of unveiling the real lives behind the myth and in demonstrating that fallible human beings are far more interesting and dramatic figures than those who make up the stuff of legends.” (New York Times Book Review)

“The definitive account… [an] unblinking exposé of resistance during the war.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Le Chambon has long been mythologized in France for the actions of its inhabitants…. But, as this riveting history shows, the story is more complex... If the picture Moorhead paints is messier than the myth, this only serves to enhance the heroism of the main actors.” (The New Yorker)

“Informative, comprehensive, and nuanced….Moorehead’s deeply researched, crisply written, and well-paced work will stand as the definitive account of a heroic, hazardous, and uplifting initiative during the German occupation.” (Publishers Weekly)

“An exciting history of nearly forgotten individual and group courage. Highly recommended.” (Library Journal, starred review)

“Moorehead not only recounts the heroics but also the everyday ordinariness of those involved, busting the embellished mythology while emphasizing the essential humanity of the entire operation.” (Booklist)

“A wonderful story of the people of more than 20 communes who saved more refugees, proportionately, than anywhere else in France….Moorehead’s knowledge of the people, the area and the history make this one of the most engrossing survival stories of World War II.” (Kirkus)

“The remote French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon…. has been the subject of numerous articles, books, and films. But Moorehead’s Village of Secrets is the best account I’ve seen in any medium. Emphatically not a debunking, this telling of the story is nonetheless deeply nuanced.” (Christianity Today)

About the Author/作者介绍： 卡洛琳．摩爾黑德Caroline Moorehead

傳記作家、英國皇家文學學會研究員，也是《每日電訊》報、《獨立報》等多家媒體的特約評論員。曾為伯特蘭．羅素(Bertrand Russell)、芙蕾雅．史達克(Freya Stark)、海明威妻子瑪莎．蓋爾霍恩(Martha Gellhorn)、艾瑞絲．奧利果(Iris Origo)寫傳記。她的作品以人權主題聞名，曾出版過關於紅十字會歷史、難民署及偷渡的作品。傳記作品《舞步翩躚，步步接近深淵：露絲．德拉圖爾迪潘的生活》(Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Dancing to the Precipice)曾於2009年提名柯斯塔圖書獎。現居倫敦。

Caroline Moorehead is the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Freya Stark, Iris Origo and Martha Gellhorn. Well known for her work in human rights, she has published a history of the Red Cross and a book about refugees, Human Cargo. Her biography of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Dancing to the Precipice, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award in 2009. Caroline’s most recent book was A Train in Winter. She lives in London.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：UK: Chatto (Poppy Hampson) US: Harper Collins (Jennifer Barth) Canada: Knopf Canada (Pamela Murray) Italy: Newton Compton Spain: Circe Film: Smuggler in association with Eon

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