The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Antoine Laurain's The Red Notebook, just out in English, from Gallic Books.
Written and published in France shortly before Patrick Modiano was named the Nobel laureate, the book features a Modiano cameo appearance -- using and capturing the author pretty darn well, too. Modiano's Nobel-win probably spoils this a bit in the French original -- Modiano suddenly too 'big' a writer for Laurain's purposes -- but actually helps for the English-language version, since it seems most US/UK readers otherwise wouldn't have had the foggiest idea of who this guy is.
Written and published in France shortly before Patrick Modiano was named the Nobel laureate, the book features a Modiano cameo appearance -- using and capturing the author pretty darn well, too. Modiano's Nobel-win probably spoils this a bit in the French original -- Modiano suddenly too 'big' a writer for Laurain's purposes -- but actually helps for the English-language version, since it seems most US/UK readers otherwise wouldn't have had the foggiest idea of who this guy is.