Un barrage contre le Pacifique
Book • 1950
Set in the 1930s in French Indochina, the novel tells the story of an unnamed mother and her two children, Joseph and Suzanne.
After the father's death, the mother attempts to cultivate a concession of land despite the constant threat of the ocean's incursions.
Her efforts to build a sea wall to protect the land are repeatedly thwarted, highlighting the futility of her endeavors against both nature and the corrupt colonial administration.
The novel explores themes of poverty, colonial exploitation, and the complex relationships within the family, particularly the mother's tyrannical control over her children and her own desperate struggle for survival.
After the father's death, the mother attempts to cultivate a concession of land despite the constant threat of the ocean's incursions.
Her efforts to build a sea wall to protect the land are repeatedly thwarted, highlighting the futility of her endeavors against both nature and the corrupt colonial administration.
The novel explores themes of poverty, colonial exploitation, and the complex relationships within the family, particularly the mother's tyrannical control over her children and her own desperate struggle for survival.
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