Patrick modiano the nobel prize in literature 2014 born. Patrick modiano, the french writer celebrated for his historical novels centred on life in paris during the second world war, was on thursday named. French novelist patrick modiano poses for a photograph. The 2014 nobel prize in literature lecture will take place at svenska akademien in stockholm, sweden at 17.
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