Title: Patrick Modiano
First published: 1996
Description: Winner of some of France's most prestigious literary prizes, Patrick Modiano is considered one of the most intriguing French novelists alive today. In this lucid story, Alan Morris explores Modiano's fifteen major novels. He also traces Modiano's development as a writer and the tragedies which have influenced his works: the death of his younger brother, the neglect of his father and the horror of the German occupation.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, French literature, history and criticism, 20th century
People: Patrick Modiano (1945-)
LC classification: PQ2673.O3 M67 1996