L’espace parisien chez Modiano : identité et mémoire
Parisian Space in Modiano’s Work: Identity and Memory

Summary/Abstract: Patrick Modiano, the 2014 Nobel award winner, depicts in his writings - more than any other French contemporary novelist – the space of France seen as a “terred’accueil” for many persons, especially Jews who had to leave their homelands during the Second World War. The very heart of France, Paris is not only the “ville-lumière” much praised by the artists of all times and cultures, but also a space where memory is present at any street corner, especially the sad and painful remembrance of the anti-Jewish attitude. This is why our paper will deal with some of the most outstanding aspects concerning France during the XXth century, which are related in Modiano’s writings (Ronde de nuit, Livret de famille, Unejeunesse) with memory, especially the Holocaust and the Vichy collaboration experience.

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