02619nam 22005055 450 991079854020332120230630012930.00-300-22481-810.12987/9780300224818(CKB)3710000000768668(MiAaPQ)EBC4612482(DE-B1597)540205(DE-B1597)9780300224818(OCoLC)1153475252(EXLCZ)99371000000076866820200505h20162016 fg 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLittle Jewel /Patrick Modiano ; translated from the French by Penny HuestonNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2016]©20161 online resource (168 pages)The Margellos World Republic of Letters0-300-22182-7 Front matter --Little Jewel --About the authorA mesmerizing novel by Nobel Laureate Patrick Modiano, now superbly translated for English-language readers For long standing admirers of Modiano's luminous writing as well as those readers encountering his work for the first time, Little Jewel will be an exciting discovery. Uniquely told by a young female narrator, Little Jewel is the story of a young woman adrift in Paris, imprisoned in an imperfectly remembered past. The city itself is a major character in Modiano's work, and timeless moral ambiguities of the post-Occupation years remain hauntingly unresolved. One day in the corridors of the metro, nineteen-year-old Thérèse glimpses a woman in a yellow coat. Could this be the mother who long ago abandoned her? Is she still alive? Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her since childhood, Thérèse pursues the mysterious figure on a quest through the streets of Paris. In classic Modiano style, this book explores the elusive nature of memory, the unyielding power of the past, and the deep human need for identity and connection.Margellos world republic of letters book.Mothers and daughtersFictionFrench fictionParis (France)FictionFranceParisfastMothers and daughtersFrench fiction.843/.914Modiano Patrickauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut439505Hueston Penny1557470DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910798540203321Little Jewel3820994UNINA