About the book
“Modiano is an ideal writer to gorge on . . . A moody, delectable noir.” — The New Yorker
“The best kind of mystery, the kind that never stops haunting you.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A work of melancholic beauty . . . Sincere, shattering, magnificent.” — L’Express
In the stillness of his Paris apartment, Jean Daragane has built a life of total solitude. Then a surprising phone call shatters the silence of an unusually hot September, and the threatening voice on the other end of the line leaves Daragane wary but irresistibly curious. Almost at once, he finds himself entangled with a shady gambler and a beautiful, fragile young woman, who draw Daragane into the mystery of a decades-old murder. The investigation will force him to confront the memory of a trauma he had all but buried. This masterly novel penetrates the deepest enigmas of identity and compels us to ask whether we ever know who we truly are.
“Moody . . . Lyrical . . . A pleasure.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A writer unlike any other and a worthy recipient of the Nobel.” — Wall Street Journal
Editions of So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780544811867
- EBook
- ISBN 9780544635074
Read an Excerpt
“Modiano is an ideal writer to gorge on . . . A moody, delectable noir.” — The New Yorker
“The best kind of mystery, the kind that never stops haunting you.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A work of melancholic beauty . . . Sincere, shattering, magnificent.” — L’Express
In the stillness of his Paris apartment, Jean Daragane has built a life of total solitude. Then a surprising phone call shatters the silence of an unusually hot September, and the threatening voice on the other end of the line leaves Daragane wary but irresistibly curious. Almost at once, he finds himself entangled with a shady gambler and a beautiful, fragile young woman, who draw Daragane into the mystery of a decades-old murder. The investigation will force him to confront the memory of a trauma he had all but buried. This masterly novel penetrates the deepest enigmas of identity and compels us to ask whether we ever know who we truly are.
“Moody . . . Lyrical . . . A pleasure.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A writer unlike any other and a worthy recipient of the Nobel.” — Wall Street Journal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood about?
“Modiano is an ideal writer to gorge on . . . A moody, delectable noir.” — The New Yorker
“The best kind of mystery, the kind that never stops haunting you.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A work of melancholic beauty . . . Sincere, shattering, magnificent.” — L’Express
In the stillness of his Paris apartment, Jean Daragane has built a life of total solitude. Then a surprising phone call shatters the silence of an unusually hot September, and the threatening voice on the other end of the line leaves Daragane wary but irresistibly curious. Almost at once, he finds himself entangled with a shady gambler and a beautiful, fragile young woman, who draw Daragane into the mystery of a decades-old murder. The investigation will force him to confront the memory of a trauma he had all but buried. This masterly novel penetrates the deepest enigmas of identity and compels us to ask whether we ever know who we truly are.
“Moody . . . Lyrical . . . A pleasure.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A writer unlike any other and a worthy recipient of the Nobel.” — Wall Street Journal
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780544811867
Who is/are the Author/s of the book So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood?
Patrick Modiano
Who is the Publisher of the book So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood?
HarperCollins
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So You Don't Get Lost In The Neighborhood is available as paperback(ISBN 9780544811867) and ebook(ISBN 9780544635074)
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