Patrick Modiano

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Patrick Modiano is a French language novelist born 30 July 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt of a father of Italian origins and a Belgian mother, Louisa Colpijn (actress). He is a winner of the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1972 and the Prix Goncourt in 1978.

A number of his novels have been adapted for film [1], Lacombe Lucien by Louis Malle probably being the most famous.

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• Le réseau Modiano (in french)