J.M.G. Le Clézio, hier et aujourd'hui : entretiens avec Pierre Lhoste, Jean-Louis Ezine, Olivier Germain-Thomas

NA, Radio France (1999)

Originally broadcast on Radio France Culture between 1969 and 1997, this collection of interviews explores at different periords in his life the work of Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008.

The conversations contain the writer's serious reflections on the human condition and his ongoing awareness of the permanent fight or struggle at its centre. Includes a detailed discussion on disc one of "La Guerre," published in 1970, and an exploration on disc two of his later Mexican works.

he accompanying booklet written by Olivier Germain-Thomas, journalist and interviewer in the third collection of dialogues, contains brief biographical information for Le Clézio, outlining chronologically his principal works and their subjects. Challenging literary listening material for advanced learners of French.

FR LFACT 6:1-2(CD) Open Access