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and the Institut Mémoires de l’Édition Contemporaine have supported research that has proved enormously useful to me. Without the work of thesescholars and institutions, I would not have known where to start. I was also lucky to count on Ginny Power for help in finding the photographs accompanying this book.
    I owe special thanks to Ashbel Green at Knopf, who not only planted the seed of this book fifteen years ago but who over the past thirty years has proved both a loyal friend and an immensely patient editor. Susanna Lea, a dear friend long before she became my agent, has never ceased to nudge me and encourage me. My mother, Ina, in her one hundredth year while I was writing this book, was, as always, an inspiration. Finally, my wife, Marlise Simons, has once again allowed me to disrupt our lives by devoting long hours to a book. My fondest gratitude for her patience, endurance and support.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES
    A number of books proved constantly useful to me during the preparation of this book. For general background, I counted on: Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order, 1940–1944 by Robert O. Paxton; France: The Dark Years, 1940–1944 by Julian Jackson; and France Under the Germans: Collaboration and Compromise by Philippe Burrin. For a cultural overview, I was helped by La Vie parisienne sous l’occupation by Hervé Le Boterf and La Vie culturelle sous l’occupation by Stéphanie Corcy. Books covering more detailed aspects of culture during the occupation are listed below.

A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    For twelve years, Alan Riding was the Paris-based European cultural correspondent for The New York Times . He was previously bureau chief for the Times in Paris, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. He is the author of Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans , as well as coauthor of Essential Shakespeare Handbook and Opera . He continues to live in Paris with his wife, Marlise Simons, a writer for the Times .