The 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. The prize of $1.4 million dollars wass awarded by the Swedish Academy, the steward for the award named after Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel. The Academy recognized Le Clézioas being a key figure of French literature. In a press release, the Acadamy stated, "The emphasis in Le Clezio's work has increasingly moved in the direction of an exploration of the world of childhood and of his own family history." The 68 year-old novelist, who resides in Nice, France, released his first novel in 1963, which earned him the Théophraste-Renaudot Award that same year. Le Clézio has also won five other notable literature awards in his lifetime.
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. The prize of $1.4 million dollars was awarded by the Swedish Academy, the steward for the award named after Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel. The Academy recognized Le Clézioas being a key figure of French literature. In a press release, the Academy stated, "The emphasis in Le Clezio's work has increasingly moved in the direction of an exploration of the world of childhood and of his own family history." The 68 year-old novelist, who resides in Nice, France, released his first novel in 1963, which earned him the Théophraste-Renaudot Award that same year. Le Clézio has also won five other notable literature awards in his lifetime.
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