- Social life and customs, Translations into English, French Short stories, Fiction
"Set largely in locations near the French Riviera, these eleven short stories depict the harsh realities of life for the less-privileged inhabitants of this very privileged region.
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- Author
- J. M. G. Le Clézio
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 214
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press, Bison Books
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780803280076
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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (born 13 April 1940), 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*. He was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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