Marcel Aymé
Le Vin de Paris
Paris, Gallimard, (April 2) 1947.
This collection of eight short stories is set entirely in Paris during the war years. All deal with themes linked to the German occupation: shortages, the black market, cowardice, communism, collaboration and crime. The Petiot affair inspired the first story, “L’Indifférent,” followed by “La Traversée de Paris,” “La Grâce,” “Le Vin de Paris,” “Dermuche,” “La…
