The 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. The announcement described Le Clézio as an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization."
As usual, you can find excellent coverage and additional information about Le Clézio over at the Literary Saloon.
NBCC awards longlists
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The National Book Critics Circle has begun announcing the longlists
for its annual awards -- yes, they're stringing this out all week ... --
with th...
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