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In this iconic trilogy of novellas by Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano, the French writer journeys through time, opening the corridors of memory and exploring the mysteries hidden within. Each novella in the collection – "Suspension of Sentence," "Flowers of Ruin," and "Spring Confined" – is an excellent example of his originality and charm, highlighting his distinctive narrative voice, his unique grace, and the simple, subtle beauty of his writing.
Although originally published separately, the three novellas form a cohesive, captivating whole, haunted by the same faint sense of place and characters. Modiano draws from his own experiences, blending them with real or imagined stories of others, to create a dreamlike autobiography that is also a portrait of a place. Children with absent and mysterious parents, forgotten friends, enigmatic strangers – all appear in this triptych of love songs for a Paris that no longer exists.
Under the shadow of the bleak period of Nazi occupation, the novellas reveal Modiano's ongoing attraction to the lost, the vague, the foggy: the confusion of a child faced with adult behavior, the consequences of a chance encounter, the search for a lost father, the echo of a fateful relationship. Reading this trilogy immerses us in a world of uncertainties, where people seem to confront their destiny almost randomly.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Patrick Modiano
- Publisher
- Ellinika Grammata
- Original Title
- Remise de peine, Fleurs de ruine, Chien de printemps
- Publishers
- Greek Letters
- Type
- Prose
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Release Date
- 01/06/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 13x20 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789601911502
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