Paris 1940-1944The daily routine
of Parisians
under the Occupation

Paris 1940-1944, The Routine under Siege
Masters of the Image
The German Presence
Paris and Collaboration
Expositions
Anti-Semitism
Deliberately "Blurring Daily Life"
Paris is hungry, Paris is cold
Production
Labor Unions in Disarray
The War Goes On
Multiple Resistances
The Resistance Goes Public
Cracking Down
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The Original Exhibit at the Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris
Acknowledgements and credits
Accessibility
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Français / English

From Assistance to Resistance
Le Comité Parisien de la Libération (The Parisian Liberation Committee)
Les Editions de Minuit, a clandestine publisher

Les Editions de Minuit,
a clandestine publisher

Le silence de la mer (The Silence of the Sea), 1942
First book published by the Éditions de Minuit, in February 1942
Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et le musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée Jean Moulin © Roger-Viollet.

The author, whose real name was Jean Bruller, was also one of the founders of this clandestine publisher. The initial printing, "sponsored by a patriot," consisted of 350 copies. Recopied and transmitted from one person to another, the work was a hidden success. The clandestine edition was transported to London and reprinted before being parachuted into France.

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