Patrick Modiano on Memory and Forgetting at Dachau
In an article on doppiozero, Alessandro Mezzena Lona discusses Patrick Modiano's exploration of memory and oblivion, focusing on the writer's discovery of his father's collaborationist past during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Modiano, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, described the novelist's vocation as making half-erased words reappear from the blank page of oblivion. The article references Modiano's speech in Stockholm and his book "Topografia della memoria" (Keller editore, 2021), which addresses the silence that echoes through generations of children and grandchildren.
Key facts
- Patrick Modiano won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Modiano's father was a Jewish collaborator during the Nazi occupation of Paris.
- Modiano gave a speech in Stockholm about the novelist's vocation.
- Modiano wrote 'Topografia della memoria' (Keller editore, 2021).
- The article is by Alessandro Mezzena Lona on doppiozero.
- The article was published on March 2, 2026.
- The article references Modiano's novels 'Via delle Botteghe Oscure' and 'Dora Bruder'.
- The article discusses memory, amnesia, and oblivion.
Entities
Artists
- Patrick Modiano
Institutions
- Keller editore
- doppiozero
Locations
- Dachau
- Stoccolma
- Parigi