Wiki:
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J.M.G. Le Clézio (born April 13, 1940 in Nice) [...] became famous at 23 with his first novel, Le Procès-Verbal (The Deposition), which was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt and for which he was awarded the Prix Renaudot in 1963. Since then he has published about thirty books (...)
His writing career may be divided into two main periods:
From 1963 to 1975, Le Clézio explored themes like insanity, language, writing, devoting himself to formal experimentation in the wake of such contemporaries as Georges Perec or Michel Butor. Le Clézio's public image was that of an innovator and a rebel, drawing praise from Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze.
In the late 1970s, Le Clézio's style underwent a drastic change; he abandoned experimentation and the mood of his novels became less tormented as he broached themes like childhood, adolescence or traveling, attracting a broader, more popular audience. (...)
His writing career may be divided into two main periods:
From 1963 to 1975, Le Clézio explored themes like insanity, language, writing, devoting himself to formal experimentation in the wake of such contemporaries as Georges Perec or Michel Butor. Le Clézio's public image was that of an innovator and a rebel, drawing praise from Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze.
In the late 1970s, Le Clézio's style underwent a drastic change; he abandoned experimentation and the mood of his novels became less tormented as he broached themes like childhood, adolescence or traveling, attracting a broader, more popular audience. (...)
From BBC Online:
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The Swedish Academy describes him as "an author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy." (...)
Le Clezio's breakthrough as a novelist came in 1980 with Desert, a work the Swedish academy praised for its "magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert."
His most recent works include 2007's Ballaciner, a work the academy called a "deeply personal essay about the history of the art of film". The author has also [written] several books for children, among them Lullaby in 1980 and Balaabilou in 1985. (...)
Le Clezio's breakthrough as a novelist came in 1980 with Desert, a work the Swedish academy praised for its "magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert."
His most recent works include 2007's Ballaciner, a work the academy called a "deeply personal essay about the history of the art of film". The author has also [written] several books for children, among them Lullaby in 1980 and Balaabilou in 1985. (...)