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Published in 1992, this brief, polished, ultimately poignant story is classic Modiano: the superbly lean, undemonstrative style withholds as much as it tells; the characters leave much unsaid; the atmosphere is moody, even noir; a troubling ambiguity leads to creeping unease; and the present and past are enfolded sentence by sentence, just as the past is never really shaken out of our lives, even if it so...Log In or Sign Up to Read More