Patrick Modiano

Patrick Modiano (Italian: Patrizio Modiano; born 30 July 1945) is a French novelist. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014, having previously won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2012 and the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for his lifetime achievement in 2010. His other awards include the Prix Goncourt in 1978 for his novel Rue des boutiques obscures and the Grand prix du roman de l'AcadÃ©mie franÃ§aise in 1972 for Les Boulevards de ceinture. Continue Reading »

Works
Missing Person

Lists Appeared In
The 100 Best Historical Novels of All Time
How to be well-read in no time: 100 short novels
Nobel Prize in Literature

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