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J. M. G. Le Clezio
French Writer
Born: Apr 13, 1940
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I enjoy very much being in a foreign country, in a new country, new place. And I enjoy also beginning a new book. It's like being someone else. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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When I was a child, I grew up speaking French, I mean, in a French public school. So my first contact with literature was in French, and that's the reason why I write in French. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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A writer is not a prophet, is not a philosopher; he's just someone who is witness to what is around him. And so writing is a way to... it's the best way to testify, to be a witness. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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Reading is a free practice. I think the readers are free to begin by the books where they want to. They don't have to be led in their reading. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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I can understand better than most the contradiction between the idealistic civilisation and religious morals of Europe and what they did with the slaves, because the root of the evil is only two generations away from me. Maybe this has fed my need to fight against the abuses of modern civilisation. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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I'm used to shifting languages because my father used to speak to us, to my brother and I, he used to speak in English. He wanted us to be quite fluent in English, especially when he was trying to correct our behavior; he would do that in English. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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I grew up in a Mauritian bubble in France... I had the feeling of not belonging, but still living with French culture. J. M. G. Le Clezio
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