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Scene of the crime : a novel

Modiano, Patrick, 1945-2023
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In his semi-autobiographical novella 'Suspended Sentences', Patrick Modiano recounted a dramatic season in his childhood, of the home he shared with sinister surrogate parents, the mysterious events that took place there, and an infamous heist that was never solved. In 'Scene of the Crime', Modiano conjures the aftermath of those years. A decade has passed, and Jean Bosmans, now in his early twenties, becomes aware of a set of disturbing coincidences involving an elusive woman, his childhood home, and a host of disquieting characters who seem inordinately interested in his past, for reasons he can't fathom. As he journeys into the echoes of memory, past and present become increasingly intertwined, forming a web spanning half a century.
Main title:
Scene of the crime : a novel / Patrick Modiano ; translated by Mark Polizzotti.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.
Collation:
168 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780300265934 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
2609108
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