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University of Nebraska Press Author Wins 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature

On October 9, 2008, the Swedish Academy announced French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio as the 2008 Nobel Prize winner in Literature for a lifetime of successful works, including Onitsha and The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.

Le Clézio is one of 105 persons since 1901 to have received this award. As one of France’s best-known contemporary writers, he has published nearly 30 novels, essays and short stories.

Nice-born Le Clézio has won numerous prizes, including the Prix Renaudot for his first novel Le Proces-Verbal at the age of 23. Over the last three decades his works have been translated in many languages including Swedish, German, and English.   

The University of Nebraska Press has a long standing dedication to making available the best literature from around the world. With nearly 200 translated titles currently in print from 5 different languages, the University of Nebraska Press is one of the largest, most active American publishers of translated works.