The Fiction of J. M. G. Le Clézio; A Postcolonial Reading

by Bronwen Martin

Since the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to J. M. G. Le Clézio in 2008, there has been a wave of new interest in his oeuvre . This book traces the evolution of the writer's postcolonial thought from his early works to his groundbreaking autobiographical novel Révolutions , arguably his most subversive text to date. The author shows how Le Clézio's critique of colonialism is rooted in an early denunciation of capitalism and philosophical dualism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034301626
• ISBN13: 9783034301626
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang UK
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"