{"product_id":"the-ecological-vision-of-j-m-g-le-clezio-9781803740676","title":"The Ecological Vision of J.M.G. Le Clézio","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a close reading of four texts by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, guided by Gilles Deleuze’s concept of metamorphosis, «becoming-animal». In his critique of anthropocentrism and Western reason, Le Clézio dismantles the opposition between mind and matter, language and life, developing Henri Bergson’s notion of the living, «le vivant». A philosophical and ecological role is accorded poetic, sensorial expression, which is the means of communication between the multiple forms of life. For instance, the protagonist may become a bird: in their flight they form intercultural relations calling to mind the texts of Édouard Glissant and Patrick Chamoiseau. Importantly, Le Clézio never divorces the poetic from the socio-political. The text \u003ci\u003eBitna, sous le ciel de Séoul\u003c\/i\u003e, for example, unfolds against the background of the war between North and South Korea. Through the figure of the war-traumatised homeless Algerian, Béchir, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Dodo\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as one of the most powerful critics of nationalism and capitalism ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: Haï – Insects – Bitna, sous le ciel de Séoul – The Story of Dodo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042791719255,"sku":"9781803740676","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781803740676.jpg?v=1750955651","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ecological-vision-of-j-m-g-le-clezio-9781803740676","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}