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Le Figaro invited Mr. Jardin's estranged uncle Gabriel "part of the branch of the family that remains utterly loyal to the memory of Vichy," according to Mr. Jardin to pronounce on his nephew's book.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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Mr. Jardin's new book, published in January by Grasset and available only in French, mixes the confessional genre with biography, history and narrative, and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since its release.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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When "Des Gens Très Bien" was published, Mr. Assouline returned to defend his own work, penning the first review of Mr. Jardin's book in France's Le Monde, which Mr. Jardin describes as "unacceptable."
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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Mr. Jardin's defenders have so far been few, though they include philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, who has scorned the "torrent of venom" spewed by "right-thinking conformists" dishing out their "warmed-over couplet about the Pétainist-Resistant who with one hand sent Jews to the gas chamber and with the other, claimed to have saved a few."
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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Most historians, and renowned Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld, remain unmoved, pointing to Mr. Jardin's lack of archival proof.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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But Mr. Jardin's new account also contradicts "Une Eminence Grise," the 1986 biography of Jean penned by Pierre Assouline, a prominent Jewish figure in French letters.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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I haven't read Alexandre Jardin's book about his grandfather, Jean Jardin, who was a collaborator of Pierre Laval.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: In Cairo. DSK's Golden China. A Film on Sollers. My Friend Dollé. The Jardin Case. Whither Pakistan? Ahab or Musil? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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I haven't read Alexandre Jardin's book about his grandfather, Jean Jardin, who was a collaborator of Pierre Laval.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: In Cairo. DSK's Golden China. A Film on Sollers. My Friend Dollé. The Jardin Case. Whither Pakistan? Ahab or Musil? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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The reaction to Mr. Jardin's book tells us as much about France as does the work itself.
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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All the same, in Mr. Jardin's telling, the historian insisted that "'that did not constitute proof.'"
Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011
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