(Encyclopedia) Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave, 1940–, French novelist, b. Nice, grad. Univ. of Nice (L. ès L., 1963), Univ. of Aix-en-Provence (M.A., 1964), Univ. of Perpignan (D. ès L., 1983). He…
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Seine–Saint-Denis dept., N central France. A suburb of Paris, it is
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From some unshuttered casement, hid from sight,
The level sunshine slants, its greater…
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