Desert
Nobel Prize in Literature · 2008 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2008 | Winner |
About This Book
Two parallel narratives: in 1910, a Saharan tribe flees French colonial forces across the desert in a doomed exodus; in 1970s France, a young Moroccan woman named Lalla—descended from the desert people—navigates an alien urban world. Le Clézio's most celebrated novel, a lyrical meditation on displacement, freedom, and the spiritual life of the margins.
About the Author
J. M. G. Le ClézioFrench
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually known as J. M. G. Read more →
