French writer wins 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature
法国作家获得2008年诺贝尔文学奖
STOCKHOLM[ 'stɔkhəum ] , Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature, the
斯德哥尔摩 ,10.9日(新华社电),法国作家,吉恩-马瑞尔 古斯塔夫·勒 克莱齐奥 (好复杂的家族连环姓氏,他们家或许是当地的名门望族)获得08年诺贝尔和平奖,瑞典皇家学会 周四对外宣称。
The Academy cited Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio as "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization."
学会授予他为“一个新的离经叛道,诗意冒险和感官愉悦的作家,一位在超越主导文明和主导文明底层追索人性的探险者”
Le Clezio, 48, received much attention with his first novel The Interrogation in 1963 and made the breakthrough as a novelist with Desert in 1980, for which he was rewarded a prize from the
勒·克莱齐奥 ,48岁,他的第一部小说《 The Interrogation 》1963年让他获得极大的关注,1980年的《沙漠》则让他以小说家的身份而实现人生的突破,为此,他赢得法兰西学院的奖项。
This novel Desert contains magnificent images of a lost culture in the North African desert, contrast with a depiction of Europe seen through the eyes of unwanted immigrants, the
瑞典皇家学院说,《沙漠》这部小说描述了北非沙漠地区失落文化的壮丽景象,与一个不情愿到北非的欧洲移民的眼光所见的描述形成鲜明的对比。
The emphasis in Le Clezio's work has increasingly moved in the direction of an exploration of the world of childhood and of his own family history, the academy added.
该学院还补充道:他的作品重点极大地转向对孩子的世界的探索,以及他的家庭历史。
Le Clezio was born
勒·克莱齐奥1940年生于法国的尼斯,但是他们父母双方的家族都和前法国殖民地--- 毛里求斯(非洲岛国)有着很深的渊源联系。他8岁的时候,他随家庭移居到尼日利亚。在去尼日利亚的数月长的旅行途中,他开始了文学创作生涯,所出的2部作品是《漫长的旅程》和《 Oradi noir 》(法语)
He has taught at universities in
他曾在曼谷的大学教书,还有墨西哥城,波士顿,奥斯汀,阿尔伯克基等其他地区。从20世纪90年代开始,他和妻子一起分别在新墨西哥州的阿尔伯克基,毛里求斯岛和尼斯这几个地方均摊他们的生活时光。
This was the fourth of the prestigious Nobel Prizes handed out this year, with awards in chemistry, physics and medicine made in the past three days.
本年度推出的这个奖项是,诺贝尔奖历史上的第四个极有分量的大奖,在过去的3年还颁发过化学,物理,医药奖。{诺奖共设立物理、化学、生理与医学、文学及和平5种奖项目,并非每年每项奖都有颁发 }
The Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 to those who "conferred the greatest benefit on mankind during the preceding year."
诺贝尔奖从1901年开始,每年都颁发给那些在前一年为人类做出重大贡献的人。
The annual Nobel Prizes are usually announced in October and are handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist and the inventor of dynamite.
每年的诺奖通常在10月份对外公布,12.10日正式发出,这个日子也是1896年瑞典实业家和炸药的发明者阿尔弗雷德.诺贝尔的忌日。
Each prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (1.4 million U.S. dollars).
每个奖都包括一个奖牌,证书和1000万瑞典克朗的现金(按08年10月国际汇率,约合140万美元)

