Facts about Patrick Modiano

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   In 2014, Patrick Modiano became one of the few French-language authors to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, bringing renewed international attention to his back catalogue.

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   Born in 1945, Patrick Modiano co-wrote the screenplay for Louis Malle's 1974 film Lacombe, Lucien, set during the German occupation of France.

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   The novel 'La Place de l'Étoile' was Patrick Modiano's debut work, published in 1968 when he was just in his early twenties.

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   Many of Patrick Modiano's novels explore themes of memory, identity, and the Nazi occupation of Paris during World War II.

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   French novelist Patrick Modiano was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014, with the committee praising his art of memory.

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