027 Dora Bruder by Patrick Modiano

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After Nobel-Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano found a personal ad about a missing Jewish girl in a Parisian newspaper from 1945, he was shocked to discover how much their lives might have intersected, and he became determined to uncover as much about her life as he could. Dora Bruder chronicles his eight-year pursuit of her story, the hidden history of Paris, and the painful memories that his project brings up from his own life. Join us as we discuss this short but powerful book about the importance of remembering.

Mentioned in the episode:

• German occupation of France

• You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes podcast

• French student revolt in May 1968

• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

• The Great Believers by Rebeccah Makkai

Recommendations:

• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

• The Devil In the White City by Erik Larson

• Works of Jonathan Safran Foer

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Next Week:

• I Am The Messenger (called The Messenger outside the US) by Markus Zusak