"Driven by sumptuously perfect vignettes--tales of collaboration nearly forgotten, run-ins with a deposed King, the chronicle of life as a father--this book deepens the sense of unease and candor from which Modiano's work so endlessly proceeds."--John Freeman, Literary Hub "Vivid set pieces. Modiano's interest in characters living on the margins of society--grifters, chanteuses, black marketeers and petty thieves, all the standard habitués of the twilit world of the demimonde--is on full display in Family Record ."--Bailey Trela, Tablet "[A] satisfying blend of memoir and novelization. A fascinating exploration of memory and culpability."-- Publishers Weekly "[A] rich, enthralling novel . [with] a furious excitement. I never wanted to put it down.

"--Robert Fulford, National Post (Canada) "At only 32, Modiano had already found the subjects and themes that would engage him across decades. This early work is a key to the author's larger project."--Rumaan Alam, New Republic "[A] seamless blend of memoir and invention [that] is classic Modiano--made manifest in its bewitching ambience, vague menace, and muted longing--though its cumulative effects strike me as uniquely personal among his fictions."--Dustin Illingworth, Jewish Currents Finalist for the 33rd Annual French Translation Prize sponsored by the French-American Foundation.