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Le Clezio of France wins Nobel prize in literature
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersJean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, a globe-trotting French author of books exploring indigenous and nomadic cultures in Latin America, Africa and Asia, on Thursday won the Nobel Prize in literature. Le Clezio, 68, has written about 50 books. He has won...Tags: Frida Kahlo, Toni Morrison, Awards and Prizes, Philip Roth, Diego Rivera
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Writer 'moved' by Nobel Prize
The New York TimesJean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, whose work reflects a seemingly insatiable restlessness and sense of wonder about other places and other cultures, won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. In its citation, the Swedish Academy praised the...Tags: Ceremonies, Society, Awards and Prizes, Culture
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Le Clezio -- who's he?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf the selection of French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio as the 2008 Nobel literature laureate has anything to tell us, it's that Horace Engdahl means what he says. Last week, Engdahl, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, called American...Tags: Gao Xingjian, Toni Morrison, Awards and Prizes, Pearl S Buck, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Ebony Repertory Theatre aims to set 'a high bar'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWren T. Brown recalls growing up in the 1960s in a modest South Los Angeles neighborhood off a lively Washington Boulevard corridor, invigorated by popular night spots, such as the Ebony Showcase Theatre, the It Club and the Parisian Room. "It was a...Tags: Clubs, The Unit, Minority Groups, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Celebrity
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Describing the Duchess
Tribune literary editor"Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire," by Amanda Foreman, enjoyed critical praise in 2000 when it was published in Britain. The biography won the Whitbread Prize and became a best seller long before its screenplay adaptation as "The Duchess." A tale of the...Tags: Eating Disorders, Colleges and Universities, Elizabeth Taylor, Celebrity, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Humor saves 'M. Butterfly' from geopolitical changes
It's been two decades since David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning "M. Butterfly" first hit Broadway. Hwang based his drama on the true-life case in which a French diplomat passed state secrets to his Chinese lover, actually a man in drag, a fact that escaped...Tags: Santa Monica, David Henry Hwang, North Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Diplomacy, Assault
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A richly detailed story about the Sage of Omaha
Special to The TimesIT IS difficult to imagine better timing for the publication of a Warren Buffett biography, and not just any biography but a nearly 900-page authorized tome. For more than five years, Alice Schroeder, a former securities analyst, spent countless hours...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Amazon.com Inc.
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Exploding myth of 1970s global cooling "consensus"
Maryland WeatherWhen global warming skeptics set out to undermine the current scientific consensus that the planet is warming up, they often point to a 1975 article in Newsweek magazine that was titled 'The cooling world.' The story cited research on increasing......Tags: Global Warming, Ecosystems, Global Change, Conservation, Research
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On Stage 'Secret' Red Branch Theatre Company, a new adult company in residence at Drama Learning Center, is presenting its first musical production, The Secret Garden, through Sunday. Based on the classic children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the...Tags: Mel Brooks, Photography, Colleges and Universities, Painting, Dance
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Series' premieres worth a look, but they won't quash networks' slump
Three of fall's most anticipated new series premiere tonight, and taken together, they offer a near-perfect snapshot of the state of network TV today - for better or worse. There are talented stars and bits of strong writing in each of the two dramas and...Tags: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Imperioli, Celebrity, Celebrity Mothers, The Office
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Excerpts from the Nobel literature prize citation
The Associated PressExcerpts from the Swedish Academy's citation awarding the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature to French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio. ------ The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2008 is awarded to the French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio "author of...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Family
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France's Le Clezio wins Nobel literature prize
Associated Press WritersFrench novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his poetic adventure and "sensual ecstasy." The Swedish Academy called Le Clezio, 68, an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy,...Tags: Doris Lessing, Karl Ritter, Awards and Prizes, Family
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