The book has a couple of love stories, one between a brother and sister, so close from their isolated upbringing that some folks kiddingly call them "lovers" (but they aren't, physically). If you ever dreamed of life on a tropical isle, a man and woman, living an isolated life, swimming naked, sleeping on the beach and spearing fish for food, here is a story for you. This book, The Prospector, is a many-themed book set in Mauritius, an island nation and former French colony in the Indian Ocean, about 700 miles east of Madagascar. The author, born in France in 1940, writes in French and spends his time in Albuquerque, Mauritius and Nice. The Swedish Nobel Academy said the award was given for his lifetime of work (more than 30 novels) that was described as "poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy" and for being focused on the environment, especially the desert. His best-known work, Desert, has only 1500 ratings on GR. Le Clezio, because it strikes me that he must be one of the least-known winners of the Nobel Prize (2008). The author, born in France in 1940, writes in French and spends hi I’ll start my review with the author, J.M.G.
I’ll start my review with the author, J.M.G. By turns harsh and lyrical, pointed and nostalgic, The Prospector is a parable of the human condition (Le Mond) by one of the most significant literary figures in Europe today.more He abandons job and family, setting off on a quest that will take him from remote tropical islands to the hell of World War I, and from a love affair with the elusive Ouma to a momentous confrontation with the search that has consumed his life. Years later, Alexis has become obsessed with the idea of finding the Corsair's treasure and, through it, the lost magic and opulence of his youth.
But with his father's death, Alexis must leave his childhood paradise and enter the harsh world of privation and shame. It is the turn of the century on the island of Mauritius, and young Alexis L'Etang enjoys an idyllic existence with his parents and beloved sister: sampling the pleasures of privilege, exploring the constellations and tropical flora, and dreaming of treasure buried long ago by the legendary Unknown Corsair. It is the turn of the century on the island of Mauritius, and young Alexis L'Etang enjoys an idyllic existence with his parents and beloved sister: sampling the pleasures of privilege, exploring the constellations and tro The Prospector is the crowning achievement from one of France's preeminent contemporary novelists and a work rich with sensuality and haunting resonance. The Prospector is the crowning achievement from one of France's preeminent contemporary novelists and a work rich with sensuality and haunting resonance.
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