Everything contained in this book that you hold in your hands is a literary game, created by Patrick Modiano and his accomplice, the exquisite illustrator Pierre Le-Tan. Everything is fictitious, starting with the supposed author of the piece. Well, the book includes some winks, because among the actors there are some who did exist, like Modiano's own mother, who was indeed a theater and film actress. It is part of the charm of this sophisticated...