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J M G Le Clézio


(Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio)
France (b.1940)

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually identified as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a French author, professor, and Nobel laureate. The author of over forty works, he was awarded the 1963 Prix Renaudot for his novel Le Procès-Verbal.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
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On the Wrong Side
 
Novels
   The Interrogation (1963)
   Fever (1965)
   The Flood (1967)
   Terra Amata (1969)
   The Book of Flights (1971)
   War (1973)
   The Giants (1975)
   Desert (1980)
   The Prospector (1985)
   Wandering Star (1992)
   Onitsha (2006)
   Such Fine Boys (2017) (with Patrick Modiano)
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J M G Le Clézio recommends
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Riambel (2023)
Priya Hein
"Riambel bravely grasps the complexity of ethnic relationships in Mauritius . . . displaying great art in the sense of shame blended with indignation and in the gaps in what is not said."
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At Night All Blood Is Black (2020)
David Diop
"David Diop's At Night All Blood Is Black is a particularly pertinent reflection on the evils of war, as well as a profound exploration of the human soul."

Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature Lifetime Achievement winner (2008)


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