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Informationen zum Autor J.M.G. Le Clézio was born on 13 April 1940 in Nice and was educated at the University College of Nice and at Bristol and London universities. His knowledge of English enabled him to work closely with his translator on his debut novel, The Interrogation , which won the Prix Renaudot in 1963. Since then he has written over forty highly acclaimed books and has been translated into thirty-six languages. The Interrogation is published by Penguin and three of his early novels are now Penguin Modern Classics: The Flood , Terra Amata and Fever . Le Clézio divides his time between France (Nice, Paris and Brittany), New Mexico and Mauritius. In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Klappentext Filled with cosmic ruminations! lyrical description and virtuoso games of language and the imagination! this title explores humankind's place in the universe! the relationship between us and the Earth we inhabit and! ultimately! how to live. Zusammenfassung Filled with cosmic ruminations, lyrical description and virtuoso games of language and the imagination, this title explores humankind's place in the universe, the relationship between us and the Earth we inhabit and, ultimately, how to live.
About the author
J.M.G. Le Clézio was born on 13 April 1940 in Nice and was educated at the University College of Nice and at Bristol and London universities. His knowledge of English enabled him to work closely with his translator on his debut novel,
The Interrogation, which won the Prix Renaudot in 1963. Since then he has written over forty highly acclaimed books and has been translated into thirty-six languages.
The Interrogation is published by Penguin and three of his early novels are now Penguin Modern Classics:
The Flood,
Terra Amata and
Fever. Le Clézio divides his time between France (Nice, Paris and Brittany), New Mexico and Mauritius. In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
