"The Street of Secret Shops" is a novel published by Modiano in 1978 and won the Prix Goncourt that year.
Paris after World War II. A man suffering from amnesia was taken in by the kind-hearted private detective Yute and gained a new identity: Guy Laurent. Roland worked as an assistant detective for Ute for eight years. When Ute retired, he decided to uncover the mystery of his experience and life experience. After interviewing various people and collecting clues, he began to suspect that he had had multiple identities. Is he really the young man in the photo, the South American diplomat identified by many? Perhaps his memory was lost while escaping German-occupied territory?
In this unique, elegant novel, Patrick Modiano creates a man in search of his identity. His mysterious past was hidden in Paris during the German occupation, which was a black hole of French memory...
Reader comments
This book is very interesting! The man in the story has been searching for his own identity, just like me delivering express delivery in the city every day, feeling that everything is full of unknowns. I especially hate the man named Paul Sonachizer. He is mysterious and mysterious, and always makes people feel unreliable. But there is a sentence in the book that I like very much: "My past is hazy..." This sentence is really touching, just like sometimes I feel that my past seems to be covered with a veil, and I can't see clearly. All in all, this is a book worth reading and I recommend it to you!
It's very attractive. France is indeed the capital of culture and romance, and the writer's writing skills are extraordinary. The entry point I am talking about is empathy. We all have memories of the past that we have forgotten. This is sad.
2026.8.15～17
After reading the interpretation after Chapter 47, I realized why the end of the story was left blank. It is an "anti-detective novel" and will not give anyone a definite answer at all. Can Guy find Freddie? Can Denise be found? Can you confirm your real name? Can you get out of the maze? It can only be that I haven't read enough books, and I feel a little regretful. It's like being disappointed that I haven't finished reading a story. So far, I haven't been able to understand it, but what about the future?
Good book, worth reading carefully
The Nobel Prize winner is indeed not in vain! ! ! The writing is very good.
Looks great, awesome.
This book is very interesting! The man in the story has been searching for his own identity, just like me delivering express delivery in the city every day, feeling that everything is full of unknowns. I especially hate the man named Paul Sonachizer. He is mysterious and mysterious, and always makes people feel unreliable. But there is a sentence in the book that I like very much: "My past is hazy..." This sentence is really touching, just like sometimes I feel that my past seems to be covered with a veil, and I can't see clearly. All in all, this is a book worth reading and I recommend it to you!
It's very attractive. France is indeed the capital of culture and romance, and the writer's writing skills are extraordinary. The entry point I am talking about is empathy. We all have memories of the past that we have forgotten. This is sad.
2026.8.15～17 After reading the interpretation after Chapter 47, I realized why the end of the story was left blank. It is an "anti-detective novel" and will not give anyone a definite answer at all. Can Guy find Freddie? Can Denise be found? Can you confirm your real name? Can you get out of the maze? It can only be that I haven't read enough books, and I feel a little regretful. It's like being disappointed that I haven't finished reading a story. So far, I haven't been able to understand it, but what about the future?
Good book, worth reading carefully
The Nobel Prize winner is indeed not in vain! ! ! The writing is very good. Looks great, awesome.