Book Review #117
Sleep of Memory
by Patrick Modiano
This is the fifth memoir/novel by Patrick Modiano that I have read and it may well be his best. Each book is a variation on basically the same tale: an older version of himself (or a reasonable facsimile) recalls episodes from his youth where he encounters a mysterious woman, a femme fatale of sorts, and ominous male figures, putting both of them in danger. Time, memories, dreams, reminiscences and events meld and flow in a kind of stream of consciousness, as if we were watching a New Wave film noir written by Alain Robbes-Grillet or Marguerite Duras as directed by Alain Resnais.
by Patrick Modiano
This is the fifth memoir/novel by Patrick Modiano that I have read and it may well be his best. Each book is a variation on basically the same tale: an older version of himself (or a reasonable facsimile) recalls episodes from his youth where he encounters a mysterious woman, a femme fatale of sorts, and ominous male figures, putting both of them in danger. Time, memories, dreams, reminiscences and events meld and flow in a kind of stream of consciousness, as if we were watching a New Wave film noir written by Alain Robbes-Grillet or Marguerite Duras as directed by Alain Resnais.
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