Little Jewel / Patrick Modiano ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Modiano, Patrick, 1945- Author.

Contributor:

Hueston, Penny.

Series:

Margellos world republic of letters book.

The Margellos World Republic of Letters

Standardized Title:

Petite bijou. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mothers and daughters--Fiction.

Mothers and daughters.

French fiction.

Paris (France)--Fiction.

Paris (France).

France--Paris.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A mesmerizing novel by Nobel Laureate Patrick Modiano, now superbly translated for English-language readers For long standing admirers of Modiano's luminous writing as well as those readers encountering his work for the first time, Little Jewel will be an exciting discovery. Uniquely told by a young female narrator, Little Jewel is the story of a young woman adrift in Paris, imprisoned in an imperfectly remembered past. The city itself is a major character in Modiano's work, and timeless moral ambiguities of the post-Occupation years remain hauntingly unresolved. One day in the corridors of the metro, nineteen-year-old Thérèse glimpses a woman in a yellow coat. Could this be the mother who long ago abandoned her? Is she still alive? Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her since childhood, Thérèse pursues the mysterious figure on a quest through the streets of Paris. In classic Modiano style, this book explores the elusive nature of memory, the unyielding power of the past, and the deep human need for identity and connection.

Contents:

Front matter

Little Jewel

About the author

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 05. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

9780300224818

0300224818

OCLC:

1153475252