Le clezio, revelation of the literary year ran the headline. Adam pollo, an amnesiac exstudent, has broken into an empty seaside villa. The novel was translated into english under the title the interrogation, which is a bit of a misnomer. The interrogation is the debut novel of french nobel laureate writer j.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Jeanmarie gustave le clezio, french author known for his intricate, seductive fiction and distinctive works of nonfiction that mediated between the past and the present, juxtaposing the modern world with a primordial landscape of ambiguity and mystery. He devoted himself to formal experimentation in the wake of such contemporaries as georges perec or michel butor. The book is the story of adam pollo, a 29yearold man who, le clezio says, is not sure whether he has just left the left the army or a mental home.
Paris express to declared that le cleizo was the literary revelation of the year. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. At least thirty six of his books, including short stories, novels and essays, have been. I dont blame le clezio for having written this book. Le clezio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Le clezio, of french and mauritian nationality, is a writer and professor. Ebook jeanmarie g le clezio 4 as pdf download portable. His persona was that of an innovator and a rebel, for which he. His unnerving rhetoric ends in arrest and removal to an asylum. The interrogation by le clezio, jean marie gustave woodward, daphne trn adam pollo, a solitary young man who may be the first human, reflects upon his existence and his relationship with nature and the society of his own species. The interrogation is the story of a man who is not sure whether he has just left the army or a mental home.
Other publications that further enhanced le clezios reputation in. By the late 1970s, le clezio, who has known many countries, had. J m g le clezio first edition 1964 the interrogation. Le clezio translated from the french by daphne woodward read 7 jun 2012 since the author won the nobel prize i thought i should read something by him. Like coca cola signs, its influences stretch everywhere, le proces verbal the interrogation, though superficially stylized after older writers camus, for instance, especially letranger is at heart another of those proliferating adventures into annotational ambiguity. He has little memory and can barely explain anything of the past. The interrogation centres around the figure of almost thirtyyearold adam pollo. Le cl zio, winner of the 2008 nobel prize in literature, was born in nice in 1940 and is one of frances bestknown contemporary writers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Frances new novel or antiroman is no longer either new or iconoclastic. Le clezio interesting and amazing positive transformation, if not as excellent on a second reading as it was for the first 7 out of 10 this book has placed me in an awkward position. Books the book only follows the protagonists thoughts, which are really messy. Godine has been producing some of the most attractive books of our time. I have little interest in detective novels or murder mysteries, but that does not mean i do not enjoy a good puzzler. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
His works are translated into 36 languages around the world. For many years now, the publishing house of david r. He has written more than 40 fiction and nonfiction books, including works for children. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His novel the interrogation 1963, which he now calls close to a joke, was. Uncorrected proof of the nobel prizewinning authors first book. Le clezio from the original atheneum edition jacket, 1964. Other articles where the interrogation is discussed.
Colonialism is alive and well in the publishing world. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 prix renaudot for his novel le procesverbal and the 2008 nobel prize in literature for his lifes work, as an author of new departures. I dont deprecate guys like ionescu, whose stuff is in a way appealing. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. He settled in the uk in 1959, found a teaching position for a year, and in 1963, at the age of 23, published.
Before the nobel, le clezios early experimental novels had fallen out of. The mayan chilam balam books are usually collections of disparate texts in which mayan and spanish traditions have coalesced and are in the yucatec maya language in european script. Jmg le clezio, who in 2008 became the first frenchlanguage author in 23. Le clezio, winner of the 2008 nobel prize in literature, was born in nice in 1940 and is one of frances bestknown contemporary writers.
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