The prospector
By: J.M.G. Le Clézio ; translated from the French by Carol Marks.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Verba Mundi
Publisher: David R. Godine
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Mauritius -- Fiction
Description: Obsessed with the idea of finding the Corsair treasure he heard about in his youth, Alexis L'Etang abandons his job and family, setting off on a quest that will take him from remote tropical islands to the hell of the First World War, and from a love affair with the elusive Ouma to a momentous confrontation with the search that has consumed his life.
Notes: "A Verba mundi original"--T.p. verso.