La leyenda de Leonora/ The Legend of Leonora

'Nothing on the shelf has quite prepared the reader for My Secret History . . . Parent saunters into the book aged fifteen, shouldering a .22 Mossberg rifle as earlier, more innocent American heroes used to tote a fishing pole. In his pocket is a paperback translation of Dante's Inferno . . . He is a creature of naked and unquenchable ego, greedy for sex, money, experience, another life' Jonathan Raban, Observer

Un detective busca a una mujer desaparecida. Un hombre busca el rastro de un fantasma. Modiano deslumbra con su nueva exploración de la memoria. Un aprendiz de detective llamado Jean Eyben recibe el encargo de la agencia Hutte, para la que trabaja, de seguir el rastro de una mujer. La mujer se llama Noëlle Lefebvre, y el joven investigador la persigue infructuosamente. Treinta años después, retoma por su cuenta ese caso y continúa las pesquisas. En esos dos periodos de tiempo, Eyben va en busca de un fantasma. Recorre las calles por las que ella transitó, trata de encontrar alguna...

The story takes place in France, Italy and several Mediterranean islands during the historical events of 1814-1838. It deals with all the issues of justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story.

In the year 2446, the world exists as a mere shell of what it used to be. The Great Cataclysm tore the human race apart as the Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode. War, Pestilence, Famine... Only Death has yet to ride. Archangel Tzadkiel, Angel of Mercy, takes the task upon himself to find one human on the planet who still understands mercy. Humans are a treacherous species and as his journey nears its end, he fears he may never find that person. When he is captured by soldiers of the ruling tyrannical faction, The Eminent Protectorate, hope wanes even further. A mere scullery maid, Lourdes,...