Based on ten years of sleuthing, Dora Bruder is a mix of investigative journalism, fictional re-creation, and philosophical reflection.9 Oct 2014
Why did Dora Bruder run away?
Why had Dora run away? She had a rebellious nature, Modiano learned from her cousin. Modiano staged his own escape from boarding school at the age of fourteen. He had lived away from home since he was a child, not because his parents wanted to protect him but because they didn't care enough to try.5 Oct 2015
Is Dora Bruder a novel?
Dora Bruder is a biography, an autobiography and a detective novel by French writer Patrick Modiano about a Jewish teenage girl who went missing during the German occupation of Paris. It was first published in French on 2 April 1997 and published in English in November 2014.
Where did Modiano first read about Dora Bruder?
In 1988, the narrator (clearly Modiano himself) came across a 1941 French newspaper, in which there was an announcement. It stated that they were looking for a fifteen-year old girl, Dora Bruder.
Is Dora Bruder a true story?
The Story Behind Patrick Modiano's Novella. We're thrilled to be the publisher of Modiano's lyrical novella, Dora Bruder. Based on a true story of a Jewish teenager in Paris during WWII, Modiano begins with a foregone conclusion: Dora Bruder's name was on a list of Jews sent to Auschwitz from Paris in September 1942.9 Oct 2014
When did Dora Bruder go missing?
Patrick Modiano uses historical facts to decipher the life of Dora Bruder, a young Jewish girl who went missing in the 40's in France. During a time of war and political upheaval, Dora is only found in the pages of registers where her name was documented due to her religious affiliation.
What genre is Dora Bruder?
Biography
How did Modiano find out about Dora Bruder?
Modiano tracked down records and addresses; he gathered photographs and letters; he talked with a cousin of Dora's. He found out that she was the only child of Ernest Bruder, a Viennese-born Jew and disabled laborer, and Cécile Burdej, a Jewish seamstress from Hungary.5 Oct 2015
When was Dora Bruder written?
Dora Bruder (1997) is an important and nearly unique entry in Patrick Modiano's oeuvre.30 May 2015