The Pursuit of Lost Time in Oblivion:Narrative Art of Patrick Modiano's Novels
French author Patrick Modiano's novels often revolve around the themes of"recollection"and"search",demonstrating both a profound concern for human destiny and exquisite narrative techniques.This paper aims to analyze Modiano's unique narrative art of navigating through vanishing moments from four dimensions:narrative perspective,narrative time,narrative space,and narrative technique.His distinctive narrative art is primarily characterized by the use of a special first-person,introspective perspective in the novels,where narrators often find themselves within memories.The stories adeptly construct fluid,non-linear narrative spaces and are abundant in symbolism and intertextuality.His works,conveyed through concise and unique narrative styles,carry profound and weighty themes,aligning well with contemporary fiction's aesthetic inclinations,thereby offering fresh possibilities and insights for the innovation of modern fiction.
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