J. M. G. Le Clézio
J. M. G. Le Clézio, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born in Nice in 1940. He is best known for his short-story collection Fever (1965) and his novels The Flood (1966), War (1970) and The Giants (1973). His acclaimed novel Desert (1980) was awarded the Grand Prix Paul Morand by the French Academy.