02653nam 22004815 450 991081810760332120200406050111.00-300-24883-010.12987/9780300248838(CKB)4100000009182317(MiAaPQ)EBC5889126(DE-B1597)536750(OCoLC)1117631637(DE-B1597)9780300248838(EXLCZ)99410000000918231720200406h20192019 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFamily Record /Patrick ModianoNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]©20191 online resource (157 pages)The Margellos World Republic of Letters0-300-23831-2 Frontmatter -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII -- IX -- X -- XI -- XII -- XIII -- XIV -- XVAn 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.Margellos world republic of letters book.Biographical fiction, FrenchLITERARY CRITICISM / GeneralbisacshBiographical fiction, French.LITERARY CRITICISM / General.848/.914Modiano Patrick, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut439505Polizzotti Mark1707289DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910818107603321Family Record4095379UNINA