Translated by Mark Polizzotti, this is an autobiographical novel from the French author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014. A vivid portrait of post-war Paris and a tumultuous childhood. With appeal to fans of Irene Nemirovsky.

Patrick Modiano was born in Paris, France in 1945. He was the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He previously won the 2012 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, the 2010 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for lifetime achievement, the 1978 Prix Goncourt for Rue des boutiques obscures, and the 1972 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Les Boulevards de ceinture.