Modiano is a genius, one of several fantastic writers coming from France in the last 20 years -- see also Marie Darrieussecq, Sylvie Germain, Camille Laurens, ...
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Add Pierre Michon to that list. Just finished reading his novella, "Origin of the World" (translated by Wyatt Mason) and am still in awe. The density of thought he is able to pack into his sentences, some of which go on for pages but yet remain wholly comprehensible and focused, is incredible.
Thanks for the recommendation, on my list!
> the last 20 years
He won the Prix Goncourt 36 years ago. He's not that recent.