{"product_id":"the-prospector-9780879239763","title":"The Prospector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom master storyteller J. M. G. Le Cl zio: winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. \"A novel of intense beauty.\"--\u003ci\u003eReview of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prospector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the crowning achievement from one of France's preeminent novelists and a work rich with sensuality and haunting resonance. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with his father's death, Alexis must leave his childhood paradise and enter the harsh world of privation and shame. 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns harsh and lyrical, pointed and nostalgic, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prospector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is \"a parable of the human condition\" (\u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e) by one of the most significant literary figures in the world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. M. G. Le Clézio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verba Mundi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879239763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1993 pg. 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Clézio, J. M. G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, \u003cb\u003eJ. M. G. Le Clézio\u003c\/b\u003e is a French-Mauritian author of over forty works. The Nobel Prize committee described him as an \"author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verba Mundi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42806625173619,"sku":"9.78088E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ef5d7f01-1b5f-4a63-ad3a-803c1d42e5e0.jpg?v=1738238738","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-prospector-9780879239763","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}