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The Black Notebook

The Black Notebook( )
Author: Modiano, Patrick
Borchardt, Georges
Translator: Polizzotti, Mark
ISBN:978-0-544-77982-2
Publication Date:Sep 2016
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $15.95
Book Description:

A novel set in 1960s Paris, where, in classic Modiano style, a student is drawn into contact with a criminal cell by his love for an enigmatic young woman whose dark past is only revealed decades later

Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Fiction / Romance / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.31 x 8 x 0.38 Inches
Book Weight:0.264 Pounds
Author Biography
Modiano, Patrick (Author)
Patrick Modiano is a French writer who was born on July 30, 1945, in Boulogne-Billancourt. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014 for his lifetime body of work. He previously won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2012 and the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for his lifetime achievement in 2010. His other awards include the Prix Goncourt in 1978 for his novel Rue des boutiques obscures and the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1972 for Les Boulevards de ceinture.

Modiano's works explore the traumas of the Nazi occupation of France and the puzzle of identity. His preoccupation with the theme of identity can be seen throughout many of his works including his 2005 memoir entitled Un Pedigree. Modiano was greatly influenced by his parents' relationship. His mother and father began their clandestine relationship during occupied France. Growing up, his father was absent for most of his life and his mother was away frequently while on tour acting. He was alone much of the time and went to school because of government aid. His younger brother died of a disease at age 10 and this added to his "lost identity" feelings while growing up.

Modiano first came to prominence in France when he wrote the 1968 book La Place de L'Étoile. He has published over 30 works which include novels, screenplays and children's books. His other works include: La Ronde de nuit (1969), English translation: Night Rounds; Rue des boutiques obscures (1978), English translation: Missing Person; and Quartier Perdu (1984), English translation: A Trace of Malice. Although he is well known in France, only about 12 of his works have been translated into English.

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