{"product_id":"patrick-modiano-second-edition-9781781382745","title":"Patrick Modiano: Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConceived as a second edition to Kawakami's acclaimed A Self-Conscious Art, which was the first full-length study in English of Patrick Modiano’s work, this book has been comprehensively updated with two new chapters, notably discussing the author's recent work and his Nobel Prize win.  Kawakami shows how by parodying precursors such as Proust or the nouveau romanciers, Modiano's narratives are built around a profound lack of faith in the ability of writing to retrieve the past through memory, and this failure is acknowledged in the discreet playfulness that characterises his novels.  This welcome update on the work of one of the most successful modern French novelists will be essential reading for scholars working on contemporary French writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Degree Zero Voices: The Empty Narrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Disorderly Narratives: The Order of Narration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Unreal Stories: The ‘effet d’irréel’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Being Serious: Modiano’s Use of History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Being Playful: Parody and Disappointment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Being Popular: The Modiano Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Being a Woman: Mothers and Lovers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 Being Eternal: The Endless Recurrence of Time and Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469968773463,"sku":"9781781382745","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781781382745.jpg?v=1744896969","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/patrick-modiano-second-edition-9781781382745","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}