The Round & Other Cold Hard Facts

by J.M.G. Le Clézio

Book Overview

Set largely in locations near the French Riviera, these eleven short stories depict the harsh realities of life for the less-privileged inhabitants of this very privileged region. Distinguished French writer J. M. G. Le Cl zio lends his voice to the dispossessed and explores his familiar themes of alienation, immigration, poverty, violence, indifference, the loss of beauty, and the betrayal of innocence.

In one story an adolescent girl encounters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803280076
• ISBN13: 9780803280076
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Short stories are my favorite

Best way to discover a writer is to read a diversity of his work, the best way for this is reading short stories. Every one is a gem, most of them depressing and often close to Camus' absurdity of life. Worthwile reading in a book club setting.