La Place de l'Étoile by Patrick Modiano

La Place de l'Étoile

Trilogie « de l'Occupation » #1

Patrick Modiano with Frank Wynne (Translator)

160 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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Description

We are immediately plunged into the hallucinatory imagination of Raphaël Schlemilovitch, a young Jewish man, torn between self-aggrandisement and self-loathing, who may be the heir to a Venezuelan fortune, may have lived during the Nazi Occupation...

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Community Reviews Summary of 83 reviews

Moods

dark 75%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
reflective 25%
sad 25%

Pace

fast 50%
slow 25%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

2.8

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