- Category: Books » Fiction & Literature » General
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
- ISBN: 1567923860
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113308369
- Release Date: June 1, 2009
- Average Customer Review: There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
- Tower.com Sales Rank: #83482 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #9610 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #1969 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Desert" by J.-M. G. Le Clezio and C. Dickson to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Desert"Browse more products related to "J.-M. G. Le Clezio and C. Dickson"Review"DESERT is a rich, sprawling, searching, poetic, provocative, broadly historic and demanding novel, which in all those ways displays the essence of Le Clezio. As a reflection on colonization and its legacy, it is painfully relevant after 30 years." "In scenes of shimmering intensity, Le Clezio contrasts nature's stark and majestic clarity, from scouring sand to the incinerating sun and the vast gleaming net of stars, with the chaos, toxicity, and injustice of human life. A long time coming for English-language readers, Le Clezio's incandescent masterpiece couldn't be more relevant." (starred review) Publisher's noteThe Swedish academy, in awarding J.M.G. Le Cezio the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, praised Desert as Le Cleio's "definitive breakthrough as a novelist." Published in France in 1980, Desert received the Grand Prix Paul Morand from the Academie Francaise, was translated into twenty-three languages, and quickly proved to be a best-selling novel in many countries around the world. AnnotationNobel Laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio won the first Grand Prix Paul Morand, awarded by the French Academy, for THE DESERT, a tale of immigration, post-colonialism, the clash of ancient and modern cultures, and the richness and beauty of marginalized people and ways of life. The novel follows a young nomad woman who moves from the Saharan desert to the frenetic and frequently brutal world of modern urban Europe. Le Clézio writes with a lyrical appreciation for the woman's heritage and philosophy, and his prose blends a sense of the mythic and transcendent with a keen understanding of the harsh realities of the globalized planet. If You Enjoy "Desert (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Desert (Hardcover)" by J.-M. G. Le Clezio (Author) an...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fiction & Literature Bestselling Books
Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
Books Bestsellers
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
