{"product_id":"paris-nocturne-9780300215885","title":"Paris Nocturne","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accident, a vanishing, a memory gap, a strange dream: a classic noir work of fiction by Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This uneasy, compelling novel begins with a nighttime accident on the streets of Paris. The unnamed narrator, a teenage boy, is hit by a car whose driver he vaguely recalls having met before. The mysterious ensuing events, involving a police van, a dose of ether, awakening in a strange hospital, and the disappearance of the woman driver, culminate in a packet being pressed into the boy's hand. It is an envelope stuffed full of bank notes. The confusion only deepens as the characters grow increasingly apprehensive; meanwhile, readers are held spellbound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Modiano's low-key writing style, his preoccupation with memory and its untrustworthiness, and his deep concern with timeless moral questions have earned him an international audience of devoted readers. This beautifully rendered translation brings another of his finest works to an eagerly waiting English-language audience. \u003ci\u003eParis Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e has been named \"a perfect book\" by \u003ci\u003eLib ration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e while \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e observes, \"\u003ci\u003eParis Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e is cloaked in darkness, but it is a novel that is turned toward the light.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300215885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2015 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2015 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patrick Modiano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049409085621,"sku":"9780300215885","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30a6c5f4-1d09-4ff3-bb57-da84aee6d574.jpg?v=1689689287","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paris-nocturne-9780300215885","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}