Little jewel / Patrick Modiano ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
By: Modiano, Patrick [author.].
Contributor(s): Hueston, Penny [translator.].
Series: Margellos world republic of letters book: Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2016Description: 158 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300221824.Uniform titles: Petite bijou. English Subject(s): Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters | Paris (France) -- Fiction | France -- ParisGenre/Form: Print books. | Novels. | Novels.Summary: One day in the corridors of the metro, nineteen-year-old Thérèse glimpses a woman in a yellow coat. Could this be the mother who long ago abandoned her? Is she still alive? Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her since childhood, Thérèse pursues the mysterious figure on a quest through the streets of Paris. In classic Modiano style, this book explores the elusive nature of memory, the unyielding power of the past, and the deep human need for identity and connection.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | PQ2673.O3 P4713 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011497 |
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Originally published in French as: La Petite bijou. [Paris] : Gallimard, c2001.
One day in the corridors of the metro, nineteen-year-old Thérèse glimpses a woman in a yellow coat. Could this be the mother who long ago abandoned her? Is she still alive? Desperate for answers to questions that have tormented her since childhood, Thérèse pursues the mysterious figure on a quest through the streets of Paris. In classic Modiano style, this book explores the elusive nature of memory, the unyielding power of the past, and the deep human need for identity and connection.