Le Clezio

[Armel P]

I don't hear or see people bringing up J.M.G. Le Clezio in discussions about authors and books. Has anybody else read his work? I read The Prospector and really enjoyed it. It would be great to have an informed recommendation about what to read next as my list of things to read is very long and I'm not the fastest reader.

[Armel P]

Interesting. Well, at least I learned that winning a Nobel prize in literature doesn't guarantee that anyone pays attention to you.

[David Lurie]

I read The Prospector and really enjoyed it.

Le chercheur d'or! a masterpiece!
Le Clezio is not widely read, not even in France, he is considered too difficult and boring, I guess the Noble prize gave him some international recognition but not the widespread one he deserves, you should try Desert or Onitsha.

[Armel P]

Le chercheur d'or! a masterpiece!
Le Clezio is not widely read, not even in France, he is considered too difficult and boring, I guess the Noble prize gave him some international recognition but not the widespread one he deserves, you should try Desert or Onitsha.

Oh good there IS another one!

Well, I didn't find The Propector to be difficult or boring. I thought it was great stuff. People are missing out.

And thank you for the recommendations. I wasn't sure what of his to read next so I'll put those on my list.

Have you read his first book -- The Interrogation, I believe? If so, is it very apparent that his writing matured or is it equally fulfilling to read?

[Gregory Samsa]

He is absolutely brilliant, poetic and my favorite author with Roberto Bolaño. He is very big and widely read here in Sweden.

"The Interrogation still holds the power to grip and astonish today."

[David Lurie]

Have you read his first book -- The Interrogation, I believe? If so, is it very apparent that his writing matured or is it equally fulfilling to read?

I haven't read it yet, but I intend to.
Poisson d'or is a good work and - for once - a lively story too, while Ritournelle de la faim is the less satisfying Le Clezio's book that I have read, though it contains beautiful pages.