Le Bal is the title of collection of 2 novellas written by Irène Némirovsky. Published in France in 1929, it has been recently re-issued, due to the increasing interest in and popularity of the author's work, following the discovery and publication of Suite Française. Le Bal is a short novella about a German Jewish family living in Paris; Snow in Autumn is a poignant tale of Russian emigres fleeing to France following the Bolshevik Revolution. It was made into a film in 1931. Source: Wikipedia (en)