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Mondo and Other Stories by J. M. G. Le Clezio (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803230001
ISBN-139780803230002
eBay Product ID (ePID)99564561
Product Key Features
Book TitleMondo and Other Stories
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), European / French, Literary
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorJ. M. G. Le Clezio
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-032665
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Mood and description take precedent over narrative in this vivid, subtle collection by the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, originally published in France in 1978.... Le Cl zio's prose is unusually fine throughout; dry earth is described as sounding "under your feet like the skin of a drum." The reader is always aware of being in the hands of a master, thanks also to Anderson's strong and graceful translation." Publishers Weekly March 2011"The 2008 Nobel laureate's large body of work continues to make its way into English. This collection of stories was first published in French in 1978. One of the stories collected here, the atmospheric 'The Boy Who Had Never Seen the Sea', appeared in the New Yorker shortly after Le Clezio's Nobel win. Like that story, the rest in this collection focus on a child protagonist who seems to see the world through a different set of eyes." The Millions
Dewey Decimal843/.914
Table Of ContentMondo Lullaby The Mountain of the Living God The Waterwheel Daniel Who Had Never Seen the Sea Hazaran People of the Sky The Shepherds
SynopsisThe outlying humanity that Le Clzio explores in this collection of stories finds its expression in the understanding of children. The world of Mondo and Other Stories is that of a natural world pushed to the margins by complacent, indifferent modernity. Haunting and beautiful, these stories speak to a universal longing for a life beyond the confines and trappings of modern existence., In awarding him the Nobel Prize in 2008, the Swedish Academy hailed J. M. G. Le Cl zio as an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of humanity beyond and below the reigning civilisation." The outlying humanity that Le Cl zio explores in this collection of stories finds its expression in the understanding of children. The world of Mondo and Other Stories is that of a natural world pushed to the margins by complacent, indifferent modernity. Haunting and beautiful, these stories speak to a universal longing for a life beyond the confines and trappings of modern existence. In each tale it is a child who can see and appreciate these places filled with wonder and knowledge. Mondo is a little boy whose connection to the beauty in everything unites a seaside town. Little Cross perturbs the order of things with her question: "What is blue? Daniel flees his stifling school and absent parents for the sea. All these children, like the wise billy goat in the collection's final story, understand "so many things, not the things you find in books that men like to talk about but silent, strong things, things full of beauty and mystery." And in the end, so do we. J. M. G. Le Cl zio, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in Nice in 1940 and is one of France's best-known contemporary writers. His books Onitsha and The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts are both available from the University of Nebraska Press. Alison Anderson is the author of Hidden Latitudes and Darwin's Wink and translated Le Cl zio's Onitsha., In awarding him the Nobel Prize in 2008, the Swedish Academy hailed J. M. G. Le Clézio as an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of humanity beyond and below the reigning civilisation." The outlying humanity that Le Clézio explores in this collection of stories finds its expression in the understanding of children. The world of Mondo and Other Stories is that of a natural world pushed to the margins by complacent, indifferent modernity. Haunting and beautiful, these stories speak to a universal longing for a life beyond the confines and trappings of modern existence. In each tale it is a child who can see and appreciate these places filled with wonder and knowledge. Mondo is a little boy whose connection to the beauty in everything unites a seaside town. Little Cross perturbs the order of things with her question: "What is blue ? Daniel flees his stifling school and absent parents for the sea. All these children, like the wise billy goat in the collection's final story, understand "so many things, not the things you find in books that men like to talk about but silent, strong things, things full of beauty and mystery." And in the end, so do we.
LC Classification NumberPQ2672.E25M6613 2011
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