Patrick Modiano returns with 'L'éléphant'
The Nobel laureate's new novel, out October 1 from Gallimard, is described by Livres Hebdo as a portrait of a man watching his neighbors as evening falls over an empty Paris.
Patrick Modiano's next novel, 'L'éléphant', will be published by Gallimard on October 1, according to Livres Hebdo.
The publication's brief description centers on a man observing his neighbors as night falls over a deserted Paris. Livres Hebdo writes that the scene could pass for a drawing by the late illustrator Pierre Le-Tan, a longtime friend and occasional collaborator of Modiano's, evoking the muted, half-lit Paris that has run through much of the author's work.
No further details of the plot, length or reception have been made available. The book arrives as part of this year's rentrée littéraire.
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