A book of Lucie Aubrac's own archives traces her path into the Resistance
Due out October 21, "Lucie Aubrac par Lucie" draws on family papers gathered by Pascal Convert to retrace the Resistance figure's life, from the early anti-Vichy movements to her fight to make women's wartime deaths visible.
A new book built from Lucie Aubrac's own family archives is set to appear on October 21, according to Le Monde. Titled "Lucie Aubrac par Lucie," it was assembled by Pascal Convert and uses letters, documents and other papers kept by the family to retrace the life of the Resistance figure, best known for her role in organizing the 1943 escape of her husband Raymond Aubrac from Klaus Barbie's custody.
Le Monde's preview draws on excerpts to trace several threads in her story: the hesitant first stirrings of movements opposed to the Vichy regime, the hunt by German forces for her eldest son, and her later effort to give visibility to women who died during the Occupation, whose roles Le Monde notes were often left out of the historical record.
On sentait l'antisémitisme qui montait en 1940. Il fallait faire quelque chose.
Lucie Aubrac, cited in the book's archives, via Le Monde
The source material gives no further detail on the book's length, publisher or structure beyond what is described above.
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