Description
Book SynopsisThe outlying humanity that Le Clézio explores in this collection of stories finds its expression in the understanding of children. The world of
Mondo and Other Stories is that of a natural world pushed to the margins by complacent, indifferent modernity. Haunting and beautiful, these stories speak to a universal longing for a life beyond the confines and trappings of modern existence.
Trade Review"Le Clezio's style is the collection's greatest attraction. Anderson's elegant translation conveys the detailed, physical, fluid, and complex lushness of the language, which may engage and satisfy readers of Garcia Marquez and other master stylists."-Ellen Loughran, Booklist -- Ellen Loughran Booklist "In Le Clezio's fictional universe, the world exists in a prelapsarian state of timeless grace, at least until the inevitably corrupt and destructive world of adults comes crashing in."-Michael Lindgren, Washington Post -- Michael Lindgren Washington Post
Table of ContentsMondo
Lullaby
The Mountain of the Living God
The Waterwheel
Daniel Who Had Never Seen the Sea
Hazaran
People of the Sky
The Shepherds
