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Books by French novelist Patrick Modiano on display in a Paris bookstore, on October 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)


Patrick Modiano: A Worthy Winner at Last

Patrick Modiano: A Worthy Winner at Last

by | Oct 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Let me confess at the outset that I am happy that Patrick Modiano has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. In fact, the choice of Modiano may be a sign that the Swedish Academy is breaking out of the fog of political prejudice that had affected its judgment for...