Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano

Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano

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Patrick Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in his tenth book published by Yale University Press

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Invisible Ink by Patrick Modiano

Patrick Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in his tenth book published by Yale University Press
“It is as a delineator of the labyrinths of human consciousness that Modiano excelsYou feel the desperation with which the characters tug at the locked doors of their memories, and find yourself becoming more conscious of, and disturbed by, your own memory’s lacunae.”—Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph

“With Modiano, the repressed always returns—but only in flickers and whispers at the edge of perception. His spare, elliptical prose—translated again with finesse and panache by Mark Polizzotti—casts its glow of mystery and menace over the tiniest detail.”—Boyd Tonkin, Spectator

“A wry and compelling tale that’s as misty and heavy with meaning as a dream; not for nothing has the author been called ‘the Proust of our age.’”—France Magazine

“In Invisible Ink, Patrick Modiano speaks magnificently about the relationship between writing and forgetting, the strata of memory that constitute a being.”—Raphaëlle Leyris, Le Monde des Livres

“Hauntingly memorable and evocative.”—Edward Ousselin, World Literature Today

“Breathtakingly beautiful.”—Nelly Kaprièlian, Les Inrockuptibles

“A refined and dazzling style. . . . The end is emotionally gripping.”—Marie-Laure Delorme, Le Journal du Dimanche

“A foggy and magnetic novel.”—Jérôme Garcin, L’Obs

Finalist for the Translation Prize, fiction category, sponsored by the French American Foundation

Praise for Patrick Modiano:
 
“Modiano combines a detective’s curiosity with an elegist’s melancholy.”—Adam Kirsch, New Republic
 
“[Modiano] is a writer unlike any other and a worthy recipient of the Nobel.”—James Campbell, Wall Street Journal
 
“A body of work as deft and beautiful as any in postwar European literature. . . . [Modiano] is an excavator of memory.”—David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
 
“Modiano is a pure original. He has transformed the novel into a laboratory for producing atmospheres, not situations—where everything must be inferred and nothing can be proved.”—Adam Thirlwell, The Guardian
 
“There are few modern writers as pleasurable or interesting to read. Modiano is one of the great writers of our time.” —David Herman, Jewish Chronicle

Patrick Modiano, one of France’s most acclaimed contemporary novelists, was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mark Polizzotti has translated more than fifty books from the French, including nine others by Modiano.
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ISBN 13 9780300252583
ISBN 10 0300252587
Title Invisible Ink
Author Patrick Modiano
Series The Margellos World Republic Of Letters
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2020-11-24
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.