Invisible Ink

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780300261400 Author(s): Patrick Modiano Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2021 Publisher: Yale University Press Pages: 176 Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters

Description: Patrick Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in a âmesmerizing, enigmatic novelâ (Publishers Weekly)  âA mesmerizing, enigmatic novel. . . . A story about growing old and the gaps and omissions that make up a life. . . . Its dreamlike prose and a beguiling structural twist make it a worthy and satisfying addition to [Modianoâs] accomplished oeuvre.ââPublishers Weekly  âNobel Prize winner Modianoâs title smartly ties together the theme, plot, and ambience of his latest book . . . The past overlaps and memories half-emerge in classic Modiano fashion, just as a message in invisible ink tentatively reveals itself in the right light.ââLibrary Journal   The latest work from Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano, Invisible Ink is a spellbinding tale of memory and its illusions. Private detective Jean Eyben receives an assignment to locate a missing woman, the mysterious Noëlle Lefebvre. While the case proves fruitless, the clues Jean discovers along the way continue to haunt him. Three decades later, he resumes the investigation for himself, revisiting old sites and tracking down witnesses, compelled by reasons he canât explain to follow the cold trail and discover the shocking truth once and for all.   A number one best seller in France, hailed by critics as âbreathtakingly beautifulâ (Les Inrockuptibles) and ârefined and dazzlingâ (Le Journal du Dimanche), Invisible Ink is Modianoâs most thrilling and revelatory work to date.

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