Mydriasis by J M G Le Clezio

Mydriasis by J M G Le Clezio

While presenting the Nobel Prize in Literature to J. M. G. Le Cl zio in 2008, the Nobel Committee called him the "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization." In Mydriasis, the author proves himself to be precisely that as he takes us on a phantasmagoric journey into parallel worlds and whirling visions. Dwelling on darkness, light, and human vision, Le Cl zio's richly poetic prose composes a mesmerizing song and a dizzying exploration of the universe--a universe not unlike the abysses explored by the highly idiosyncratic Belgian poet Henri Michaux. Michaux is, in fact, at the heart of To the Icebergs. Fascinated by his writing, Le Cl zio includes Michaux's 'poem of the poem', 'Iniji', thereby allowing the poet's voice to emerge by itself. What follows is much more than a simple analysis of the poem; rather, it is an act of complete insight and understanding, a personal appropriation and elevation of the work. Written originally in the 1970s and now translated into English for the first time, these two brief, incisive and haunting texts will further strengthen the reputation of one of the world's greatest and most visionary living writers.

J. M. G. Le Cl zio is the author of over fifty works of fiction and non-fiction. In 2008, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Teresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago.

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ISBN 13	9780857426543
ISBN 10	0857426540
Title	Mydriasis
Author	J M G Le Clezio
Series	French List
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Seagull Books London Ltd
Year published	2019-09-15
Number of pages	152
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