Family record / Patrick Modiano ; translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti.
An enthralling reflection on the ways that family history influences identity, from the 2014 Nobel laureate for literature A mix of autobiography and lucid invention, this highly personal work offers a deeply affecting exploration of the meaning of identity and pedigree. With his signature blend of...
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| Other title: | Livret de famille. English. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Margellos world republic of letters book.
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| Summary: | An enthralling reflection on the ways that family history influences identity, from the 2014 Nobel laureate for literature A mix of autobiography and lucid invention, this highly personal work offers a deeply affecting exploration of the meaning of identity and pedigree. With his signature blend of candor, mystery, and bewitching elusiveness, Patrick Modiano weaves together a series of interlocking stories from his family history: his parents' courtship in occupied Paris; a sinister hunting trip with his father; a chance friendship with the deposed King Farouk; a wistful affair with the daughter of a nightclub singer; and the author's life as a new parent. Modiano's riveting vignettes, filled with a coterie of dubious characters--Nazi informants, collaborationist refugees, and black-market hustlers--capture the drama that consumed Paris during World War II and its aftermath. Written in tones ranging from tender nostalgia to the blunt cruelty of youth, this is a personal and revealing book that brings the enduring significance of a complicated past to life. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780300248838 0300248830 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2019) |