PROSPECTOR

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.

subjects: Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Novela francesa,  Quests (Expeditions),  Fiction,  Treasure troves,  CHR 1993,  PRO Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy),  Mauritius, fiction,  Fiction, action & adventure,  Fiction, general,  French fiction,  Man-woman relationships

Places: Mauritius