''Terra Amata'' is an early fictional novel by French

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J. M. G. Le Clézio Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (; 13 April 1940), usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, of French and Mauritian nationality, is a writer and professor. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel ''Le P ...

Plot summary

''Terra Amata'' is about a man named Chancelade, and his detailed view of an otherwise ordinary life, from his early childhood to his grave. Terra Amata is an archaeological site near the French town of Nice.

Critical reception

''Terra Amata ''was perceived to center on the "perceptions and activities" of "its protagonist" Chancelade The work seems to have been "designed to overload the senses" According to one critic "Chancelade has done nothing, suffered nothing, experienced nothing to make him worth our regard." The story is that of Chancelade, from childhood to death; he sees the world in minute detail...""Terra Amata," combines Le Clézio's game-playing as the author with a savage lyricism reminiscent of Thomas Hardy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Terra Amata (Novel) 1967 French novels Novels by J. M. G. Le Clézio Works by J. M. G. Le Clézio Éditions Gallimard books