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J. M. G. Le Clézio

ジェイ・エム・ジー・ル=クレジオ

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1940-04-13 (Nice, France)
国籍
French
言語
French
居住地歴
France → Mauritius → Mexico

経歴

職業
Novelist, Essayist, Short story writer
活動期間
1963年〜

受賞歴

Nobel Prize in Literature
2008
対象作品: For his oeuvre (overall literary work)
主催: The Swedish Academy
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Le Procès-verbal (The Interrogation / The Prose-verbal)

1963年 Novel (experimental) 160ページ

An early experimental novel depicting a young man's alienation and urban isolation, notable for its fragmented and dreamlike narration.

AlienationSolitudeUrban life
翻訳
  • Le Procès-verbal (translated into English)

Désert (Desert)

1980年 Novel 320ページ

A major work that poetically interweaves North African history and nomadic life, exploring movement, memory, and cultural intersections.

MigrationMemoryCultural encounter
翻訳
  • Désert (translated into English as Desert)

Onitsha

1991年 Novel 288ページ

Set in colonial West Africa, the novel examines the intersection of personal memory and history, with travel and loss as central themes.

ColonialismMemoryLoss
翻訳
  • Onitsha (translated into English)

Poisson d'or (The Golden Fish)

1997年 Novel 210ページ

A story of a girl's survival and coming-of-age in foreign lands, centered on themes of movement and identity.

Coming of ageMigrationIdentity
翻訳
  • Poisson d'or (translated into English)

全著作

  • Le Procès-verbal
  • Désert
  • Onitsha
  • Poisson d'or

作風・主題

文体
Poetic and lyrical proseFragmented, experimental narrationIncorporation of travel and cross-cultural encounters
頻出モチーフ
JourneyMigration / exileMemory and the pastNature (desert, sea)

評価・遺産

One of the prominent French writers from the late 20th to early 21st century. Celebrated for poetic depictions of travel, cultural encounters, and memory; his international reputation was cemented by the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature.

資料所蔵先

  • Archives held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France

豆知識

  • Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008.
  • Born in Nice, France in 1940; family connections to Mauritius.
  • Recurring motifs in his work include travel, migration, and memory.