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Paris Nocturne
Paris Nocturne | Patrick Modiano
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This uneasy, compelling novel begins with a nighttime accident on the streets of Paris. The unnamed narrator, a teenage boy, is hit by a car whose driver he vaguely recalls having met before. The mysterious ensuing events, involving a police van, a dose of ether, awakening in a strange hospital, and the disappearance of the woman driver, culminate in a packet being pressed into the boy’s hand. It is an envelope stuffed full of bank notes. The confusion only deepens as the characters grow increasingly apprehensive; meanwhile, readers are held spellbound. Modiano’s low-key writing style, his preoccupation with memory and its untrustworthiness, and his deep concern with timeless moral questions have earned him an international audience of devoted readers. This beautifully rendered translation brings another of his finest works to an eagerly waiting English-language audience. Paris Nocturne has been named “a perfect book” by Libération, while L’Express observes, “Paris Nocturne is cloaked in darkness, but it is a novel that is turned toward the light.”
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hallsfair
Paris Nocturne | Patrick Modiano
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On Saturday, I went to Libreria, an amazing indie book shop in Shoreditch, London where I got loads of cool books. They have such a good selection in there, across so many genres, brilliant staff, and an amazing atmosphere. Can't wait to start Paris Nocturne by Patrick Modiano which I picked up in here.

charl08 I've just read one book by Modiano, this sounds great. 8y
hallsfair @charl08 which one did you just read, how did you find it? 8y
charl08 Liked it - was expecting something less appealing bc friend had just read his memoir & didn't rate it. 8y
hallsfair @charl08 thanks, will check this out too 8y
charl08 Hope you like it! 8y
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