中图分类法:	I 版次：
题名:	The Prospector / ,
出版发行:	出版地：出版社： David R. Godine Publisher Inc 出版日期： 2008
载体形态:	338
附注:	Paperback
内容提要:	Winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature/p A novel of intense beauty.--Review of Contemporary Fiction The Prospector is the crowning achievement from one of Frances preeminent novelists and a work rich with sensuality and haunting resonance. It is the turn of the century on the island of Mauritius, and young Alexis LEtang enjoys an idyllic existence with his parents and beloved sister: sampling the pleasures of privilege, exploring the constellations and tropical flora, and dreaming of treasure buried long ago by the legendary Unknown Corsair. But with his fathers death, Alexis must leave his childhood paradise and enter the harsh world of privation and shame. Years later, Alexis has become obsessed with the idea of finding the Corsairs treasure and, through it, the lost magic and opulence of his youth. He abandons job and family, setting off on a quest that will take him from remote tropical islands to the hell of World War I, and from a love affair with the elusive Ouma to a momentous confrontation with the search that has consumed his life. By turns harsh and lyrical, pointed and nostalgic, The Prospector is a parable of the human condition (Le Monde) by one of the most significant literary figures in Europe today. show more