Scene of the Crime

A Novel

Scene of the Crime
Patrick Modiano, Mark Polizzotti
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Hardback
h197 x 127mm - 168pg
28 Feb 2023 US
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9780300265934
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A haunting novella that probes the enigmas of time and memory, by Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano revisits the places and events in his acclaimed semi-autobiographical novella Suspended Sentences: the season in his childhood during which he shared a home 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. 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. With the taut suspense of a detective novel, this book slowly peels away layers of time and forgetfulness to reveal the haunting, threatening, ultimately tragic legacies of what we think we know about our lives.

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Patrick Modiano, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, in 1945, and published his first novel, La Place de l' Etoile, in 1968. His previous books include Invisible Ink, Sleep of Memory, and Family Record. He lives in Paris. Mark Polizzotti has translated more than fifty books from French. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780300265934
Published: 28 Feb 2023
Published In: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 197mm
Width: 127mm
Pages: 168

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