Reattuning Ourselves to the Serresian "Immense Rhapsody" of the Universe in Le Clézio's "The Walking Man"

Abstract: This Serresian reading of Le Clézio's "The Walking Man" demonstrates how both writers are the epitome of sensualist thinkers for whom our senses are epistemological and spiritual vectors that need to be reignited through direct contact with other material entities. Owing to the ecological disconnection that reflects the postmodern lifestyle, Michel Serres and J.M.G. Le Clézio posit that we have lost a part of ourselves that is paramount to understanding our small place in the cosmic whole more fully. Without succumbing to despair or apathy, they maintain that the biosphere is still there waiting to be rediscovered through our senses.