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 beginbookfree Change image and share on social
The writer, the poet, the novelist, are all creators. This does not mean that they invent language; it means that they use language to create beauty, ideas, images. This is why we cannot do without them. J. M. G. Le Clezio beautycreatecreator share on social
My English is closer to the literary English, and I'm not very familiar with jokes in English or with, you know, with small talk in English. J. M. G. Le Clezio closeenglishfamiliar Change image and share on social
If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write - and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy - I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war. J. M. G. Le Clezio accuracycircumstancedesire Change image and share on social
To understand the hidden secret of the modern industrial world in which I find myself, I have to return to another world. That world is at once wartime Nice and the plantation - the sugar isles on which Europe's prosperity was built. J. M. G. Le Clezio buildeuropefind share on social
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 beginbookcountry Change image and share on social
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 childcontactfrench Change image and share on social
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 philosopherprophettestify Change image and share on social
I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life. J. M. G. Le Clezio lifeliterallylive share on social
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 belongbubbleculture Change image and share on social
