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- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Number of Pages: 256
- ISBN: 1439149410
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113311894
- Release Date: July 14, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #279124 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionMore Books by J.-M. G. Le Clezio (Author)Run a Quick Search on "The Interrogation" by J.-M. G. Le Clezio to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Interrogation"Browse more products related to "J.-M. G. Le Clezio"Publisher's note"From the original Atheneum edition jacket, 1964." "J.M.G. Le Clezio, revelation of the literary year" ran the headline of the "Paris Express" after last year's prizes had been awarded. The Goncourt jury was locked five to five until its president used his double vote to give the prize to the older candidate. Ten minutes later the Renaudot jury elected the candidate they thought they might lose to the other prize. Most of the literary sections ran their prize news putting the Renaudot first, in order to feature the twenty-three-year-old discovery that was rocking Paris literary circles. What is "The Interrogation"? Most likely a myth without distinct delineations. A very solitary young man, Adam Pollo, perhaps the first man, perhaps the last, has a very remarkable interior adventure. He concentrates and he discovers ways of being, ways of seeing. He enters into animals, into a tree.... He has no business, no distractions; he is at the complete disposal of life. All of life, that is, except the society of his own species -- and so the story ends. "This is the next phase after the 'the new novel, '" wrote the critics. Kafka they said; a direct descendant of Joyce, they said. Beckett they said. Like nothing else, they said. One hundred thousand Frenchmen bought it. They said it was strange and beautiful. Finally the real voice of the young, said the critics. "I like J. D. Salinger," said Mr. Le Clezio, and that was all he said. His remarkable first book will soon be published all over the world and much more will be said. AnnotationAlthough he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008, J.M.G. Le Clézio's works remain virtually unknown in the United States. This reissue of his debut novel hopes to begin the process of filling in that absence. First published in 1964, THE INTERROGATION was immediately hailed by critics as a masterpiece, drawing comparisons to Kafka, Salinger, and Joyce. The loose narrative follows Adam, a young man wandering in search of himself, whose philosophy and consciousness merge with the monotonous details of his everyday existence. If You Enjoy "The Interrogation (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:
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