Le procès-verbal

The English title of this book is THE INTERROGATION. I really did not like it. This is Le Clézio's first book, copyright 1963, and I found it painful to read. The main character, Adam Pollo, likes to try to make himself inhabit the animals or objects that he observes, and then later in the book he accuses people of objectifying him. I guess Le Clézio is trying very hard to follow in the footsteps of Sartre and Camus, but I felt he tried too hard. The writing is good but not as good as the writing of Camus in L'étranger.

Denise:

Think fast because Sherry is almost done taking nominations - email them to her today! We are looking for some shorter books to balance out the huge tomes we have had lately!

Jane,

I'll be intereseted what you think of the Le Clezio you have, and if it does have similar qualities.

Al,

I think this could be a good book to discuss, and it's fairly short. I'll give it some thought. (sorry if this is a repeat--I thought I posted this earlier, but I don't see it)

Denise:

How about nominating it for the upcoming Reading List voting? I am sure there are a lot of us interested in trying Le Clezio.

Denise,

Thanks for the review. I haven't read my Le Clézio yet, but I will be interested to see if the book I bought has the same qualities.

I just finished Onitsha by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio and recommend it. I found it lyrical and rich in imagery for all the senses. There was a dreamlike quality to some of events, in fact some of the events were dreams.