The Mysteries and Melodies of Memory in “Invisible Ink.” – Chicago Review of Books

The Mysteries and Melodies of Memory in “Invisible Ink.” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] When the great Patrick Modiano says he is writing a detective story, rest assured it won’t be a Sherlock-esque exhibition of armchair deductions or Poirot-like psychoanalysis of a criminal. Most likely, there won’t even be a crime.  Jean Eyben, the narrator of Modiano’s Invisible Ink, is barely a detective. He really only spent a … Read more