Quotes
“Modiano is an ideal writer to gorge on…in part because [his books] make up a system as beguiling and complete as any in contemporary literature…A moody, delectable noir.” New Yorker
“A suspenseful inquiry into memory and storytelling, including the stories we tell ourselves about our own lives. It’s the best kind of mystery, the kind that never stops haunting you.” Entertainment Weekly
“A small gem…Immediately striking and affecting.” Elle (France)
“[Modiano’s] fiction resonates so deeply [because] it occupies an elusive middle ground between place and personality…Resonant…Compelling.” Los Angeles Times
“Euan Cameron’s atmospheric translation does ample justice to this spectral tale.” Independent (London)
“There is intrigue, there are missing persons, there are affairs of the heart and body…The beauty of [Modiano’s] prose shines once again in this deep, short read.” Paste
“Readers new to Modiano, drawn in by the Nobel Prize, will enter a universe unlike any other and will remain forever captive to its enchantments.” Le Figaro (Paris)
“Brilliantly structured and effectively captures the unflashy unease of real life.” Library Journal (starred review)
“A quietly haunting search for the truth—or at least for the facts—of a postwar French childhood…Powerful.” Publishers Weekly
“Modiano’s achievement is to preserve the dignity of those people with ‘walk-on parts’ in our lives, who meant nothing to us, yet whose presence, and influence, can’t be discounted if we are to give a sincere account of our lives and ourselves.” Booklist