- Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Novela francesa, Quests (Expeditions), Fiction
Obsessed with the idea of finding the Corsair treasure he heard about in his youth, Alexis L'Etang abandons his job and family, setting off on a quest that will take him from remote tropical islands to the hell of the First World War, and from a love affair with the elusive Ouma to a momentous confrontation with the search that has consumed his life.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and epic.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- J. M. G. Le Clézio, C. Dickson
- First published
- 1989
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, Limited, David R. Godine, Kiepenheuer & Witsch
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781848873780
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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (born 13 April 1940), usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a French author, professor, and Nobel laureate. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel *Le Procès-Verbal*. He was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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