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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... read more
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- Gaspar: Boy who is traveling in desert and joins up with four shepherd children; eighth story is seen from his viewpoint (Les bergers)
- Lullaby: Young girl who plays truant from school, subject of second story (Lullaby)
- Jon: Boy who climbs a mountain, subject of third story (La montagne du dieu vivant)
- Juba: Boy who operates a water wheel, subject of fourth story (La roue d'eau)
- Daniel, aka Sinbad: Boy who runs away from boarding school to look for the sea, subject of fifth story (Celui qui n'avait jamais vu la mer)
- Alia: Girl who lives in a makeshift settlement called La Digue des Francaises; sixth story is told from her viewpoint (Hazaran)
- Mondo: Boy, about 12 years old, of mysterious origin, subject of first story (Mondo)
- Petite Croix: Girl who sits on a mountainside. Main character of seventh story (Peuple du ciel)
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- Abel, Augustin, Antoine, Khaf: Four shepherd children in Les bergers
- Martin: Unusual man who lives in La Digue des Francaises; main character of the story (Hazaran)
- Abel
- Augustin
- Nach
- Monsieur Filippi
- Little Khaf
- Dadi
- Thi Chin
- Ariel
- Antoine
- Bahti
- Carson
- Madame
Table of Contents edit
1. Mondo
2. Lullaby
3. La montagne du dieu vivant
4. La roue d'eau
5. Celui qui n'avait jamais vu la mer
6. Hazaran
7. Peuple du ciel
8. Les bergers
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- J. M. G. Le Clezio (Author)
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Page Count: 189
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- Dewey: 843.914
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