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Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2008. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2008 Photo: Hans Mehlin

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2008. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2008 Photo: Hans Mehlin

 

The 2008 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Foundation, 12 December 2008. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie, Nobel Laureate in Literature Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Economics Laureate Paul Krugman and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Harald zur Hausen. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Roger Y. Tsien, Nobel Laureates in Physics Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2008 Photo: Mia Åkermark

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio signing autographs at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2008. Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008 Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio after delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2008. Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008 Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio after delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2008. Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008 Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2008. Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008 Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio delivering his Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2008. Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008 Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio reads an extract from his book "Onitsha" for Nobelprize.org. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2008 Photo: Merci Olsson

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, like many Nobel Laureates before him, autographs a chair at Kafé Satir at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2008. Copyright © The Nobel Museum 2008 Photo: Christine Olsson

 

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Literature. Photo: C. Hélie Gallimard COUL