Patrick Modiano (Author of In the Caf茅 of Lost Youth)

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Patrick Modiano

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in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

July 30, 1945

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Fiction, Children's, Young Adult

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Albert Camus, Georges Simenon, Raymond Queneau, Louis-Ferdinand C茅line ...more

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Patrick Modiano is a French-language author and playwright and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature.

He is a winner of the 1972 Grand prix du roman de l'Acad茅mie fran莽aise, and the 1978 Prix Goncourt for his novel "Rue des boutiques obscures".

Modiano's parents met in occupied Paris during World War II and began a clandestine relationship. Modiano's childhood took place in a unique atmosphere: with an absent father -- of which he heard troubled stories of dealings with the Vichy regime -- and a Flemish-actress mother who frequently toured. His younger brother's sudden death also greatly influenced his writings.

While he was at Henri-IV lycee, he took geometry lessons from writer Raymond Queneau, who was a friend of Modiano's mother. He Patrick Modiano is a French-language author and playwright and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature.

He is a winner of the 1972 Grand prix du roman de l'Acad茅mie fran莽aise, and the 1978 Prix Goncourt for his novel "Rue des boutiques obscures".

Modiano's parents met in occupied Paris during World War II and began a clandestine relationship. Modiano's childhood took place in a unique atmosphere: with an absent father -- of which he heard troubled stories of dealings with the Vichy regime -- and a Flemish-actress mother who frequently toured. His younger brother's sudden death also greatly influenced his writings.

While he was at Henri-IV lycee, he took geometry lessons from writer Raymond Queneau, who was a friend of Modiano's mother. He entered the Sorbonne, but did not complete his studies.

Queneau, the author of "Zazie dans le m茅tro", introduced Modiano to the literary world via a cocktail party given by publishing house 脡ditions Gallimard. Modiano published his first novel, "La Place de l鈥櫭塼oile", with Gallimard in 1968, after having read the manuscript to Raymond Queneau. Starting that year, he did nothing but write.

On September 12, 1970, Modiano married Dominique Zerhfuss. "I have a catastrophic souvenir of the day of our marriage. It rained. A real nightmare. Our groomsmen were Queneau, who had mentored Patrick since his adolescence, and Malraux, a friend of my father. They started to argue about Dubuffet, and it was like we were watching a tennis match! That said, it would have been funny to have some photos, but the only person who had a camera forgot to bring a roll of film. There is only one photo remaining of us, from behind and under an umbrella!" (Interview with Elle, 6 October 2003). From their marriage came two girls, Zina (1974) and Marie (1978).

Modiano has mentioned on Oct 9, 2014, during an interview with La Grande Librairie, that one of the books which had a great impact on his writing life was 'Le c艙ur est un chasseur solitaire' (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter), the first novel published by Carson McCullers in 1940.

(Arabic: 亘丕鬲乇賷賰賲賵丿賷丕賳賵) ...more

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	In the Caf茅 of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano, Euan Cameron (Translator) 3.53 avg rating — 13,986 ratings — published 2007 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rue des Boutiques Obscures 3.63 avg rating — 9,887 ratings — published 1978 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dora Bruder 3.56 avg rating — 8,519 ratings — published 1997 — 126 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano, Euan Cameron (Translator) 3.25 avg rating — 6,548 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Petite Bijou 3.42 avg rating — 3,633 ratings — published 2001 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suspended Sentences: Three Novellas by Patrick Modiano, Mark Polizzotti (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 3,246 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Herbe des nuits 3.42 avg rating — 3,129 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Dark by Patrick Modiano, Jordan Stump (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 2,576 ratings — published 1995 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano, Barbara Wright (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 2,111 ratings — published 1990 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano, Patrick Modiano 3.57 avg rating — 2,128 ratings — published 2019 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“賱丕兀丨亘丕賱丨丿賷孬賰孬賷乇丕賸. 賮兀賳丕兀丿賴卮賲賳賴丐賱丕亍丕賱賳丕爻丕賱匕賷賳賷噩賷丿賵賳丕賱賰賱丕賲.”
― 亘丕鬲乇賷賰賲賵丿賷丕賳賵

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“兀丨爻爻鬲亘兀賳丕賱廿丨亘丕胤賷爻鬲賵賱賶毓賱賶賾貙亘賱兀賰孬乇賲賳丕賱廿丨亘丕胤貙丕賱賷兀爻丕賱匕賶賷鬲賲賱賰賰毓賳丿賲丕鬲購丿乇賰兀賳賰乇睾賲噩賴丿賰賵賲賷夭丕鬲賰賵賰賱廿乇丕丿鬲賰丕賱胤賷亘丞鬲乇鬲胤賲亘毓賯亘丞賲賳賷毓丞賱丕賯亘賱賱賰亘丕賱鬲睾賱亘毓賱賷賴丕.”
― 亘丕鬲乇賷賰賲賵丿賷丕賳賵, Rue des Boutiques Obscures

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“She had the right idea, old man, don't you think - to disappear before it gets too late?”
― Patrick Modiano, Rue des Boutiques Obscures

tags: disappearance, tackle

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