Ritournelle de la faim (The Same Old Story of Hunger, or The Refrain of Hunger) is a novel written in French by French Nobel laureateJ. M. G. Le Clézio.
Plot summary
Set in Paris in the 1930s, it tells the story of Ethel, a young woman who must save herself and her parents, torn by the age's politics and their hatred for each other. The story seems so simple. A narrator who is and is not the author tells the story of a young girl – Ethel Brown – who is and is not the mother of JMG Le Clézio.[1]
French language text sample
French language text sample from Ritournelle de la faim can be read online.[2]
^Le Clézio, J.M.G. (2008-10-01). "Extraits: "Lire n°369"". Express.fr. Retrieved 2008-11-17. "Roman de la mère comme L'Africain était le récit du père, Ritournelle de la faim raconte l'histoire d'Ethel Brun que l'on suit à la trace entre les années 1930 et les années 1940."This novel is about his mother, just as "L'Africain" was about his father.The same old story about hunger tells the story of Ethel Brun though the 1930s and 1940s.
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