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This paper is an attempt of analysis of a new filiation novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio entitled “Alma”, closing the series of Mauritian novels inspired by the family history of the writer. Blending the voices and histories of two narrators who come from the same Mauritian Felsen family, the author brings back their past. By putting the characters in the correct social and geographical environment, such a rooted writing becomes the cure for evil, and a memorial tribute paid to various kinds of missing Mauritians, because the after effects touched not only the narrators’ family and other inhabitants of the island but island’s Eco systems too. I suggest to trace back, how looking for family roots do commingle with searching for social roots on Mauritius, where colonial crime went hand in hand with devastation of the nature.
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J.M.G. Le Clézio’s passion for Amerindians, closely reflecting his interest in mysticism, is expressed in many of his texts: essays, translations and fictional texts. Their culture is often contrasted with materialism, characteristic of the culture of the Western civilization. This opposition relates to all areas of life and especially to the relation of man to the earth, which can be seen, among others, in the process of creating art. The indigenous art of American Indians, natural and associated with rituals, becomes a magical practice, holy and haunted by ghosts. Through analysing his essays, the article attemps to answer the question of the relationship that Le Clézio sees in the Amerindian’s respect for the forces of nature and the artistic expression: drawing, painting, singing and ritualistic dancing. It also considers the consequences of the presence of nature in the world of American Indian rituals. Key words: rituals, art, Amerindians, nature, holiness, faith
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