Haï
# Haï

“Haï” is an essay written by French Nobel laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio.

## Subject

Recurrent images are the sun and the sea, light and water. From 1969 to 1973 Le Clézio lived among the Emberá speaking Indians in Panama.

## Quote

   "But " for the Indian, music has no beginning, no end, no climax

### Explanation of "Haï"

Haï could br translated from French into English as Chai. Chai is a symbol and word that figures prominently in Jewish culture and consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet Het (ח) and Yod (י)

## Publication history

### First

* Haï. Geneva, Switzerland: Editions d'art Albert Skira,Les Sentiers de la création. 1971. ISBN 978-2-605-00112-5.

1971, France,Editions d'art Albert Skira,Les Sentiers de la création, Geneva ISBN 978-2-605-00112-5

### Reprint

It was reprinted by Flammarion, Paris in 1987.

