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Dora Bruder

Dora Bruder

Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
119
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1988, Patrick Modiano discovers a 1941 newspaper ad about a missing Jewish girl, Dora Bruder. This chance encounter sends him on a decade-long search to uncover Dora's fate during the Nazi Occupation of Paris. Modiano pieces together fragments of her life, reflecting on the profound losses of a generation and the enduring mystery of a young girl who vanished into history.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

SadMelancholicReflectiveIntellectual
QuestDual Timeline

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Judaism Biography

About the author

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Patrick Modiano

Patrick Modiano (born 30 July 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French novelist. His novels explore memory, identity, and the German occupation of Paris during the Second World War, often drawing on autobiographical material. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014, and his earlier honors include the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française (1972) and the Prix Goncourt (1978).