Amelie Nothomb: The Perpetual Introspective Outsider 

Under the most excellent title Le Clézio, le backlash, Adrian Tahourdin writes an article in the Times Literary Supplement on the most recent recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. In it he refers to the dissenting voices being heard in France regarding this year’s winner. He refers to an article Frédéric-Yves Jeannet wrote in Le Monde, where the latter states that Le Clezio writes about fine sentiments and noble causes, but that...