J. M. G. Le Clézio facts for kids
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J. M. G. Le Clézio
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Le Clézio in 2008
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| Born | Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio 13 April 1940 Nice, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 1963–present |
| Genre | Novel, short story, essay, translation |
| Subject | Exile, migration, childhood, ecology |
| Notable works | Le Procès-Verbal, Désert |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2008 |
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio born 13 April 1940, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a French writer and professor. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel Le Procès-Verbal and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature . Le Clézio began writing at the age of seven; his first work was a book about the sea. He achieved success at the age of 23, when his first novel, Le Procès-Verbal (The Interrogation), was the Prix Renaudot and was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt. Since then he has published more than thirty-six books, including short stories, novels, essays, two translations on the subject of Native American mythology, and several children's books.
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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio-press conference
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Horace Engdahl announces Le Clézio winning the Nobel Prize for Literature on 9 October 2008
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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature 2008, at a press conference at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm
