Patrick Modiano

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Born	July 30, 1945 (age 79) • France
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2014) • Prix Goncourt (2014)
Notable Works	“Honeymoon” • “La Place de l’Étoile” • “Missing Person” • “Sleep of Memory”

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