J. M. G. Le Clezio

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, usually known as J. M. G. Le Clézio, is a French and Mauritian writer and professor who has written more than forty works. He won the 1963 Prix Renaudot for The Interrogation and the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature for his life's work. His novels include Desert, a story set partly in the Sahara, and The Prospector, which mixes adventure with war. His other titles include The Giants, Mondo and Other Stories, and The Book of Flights.