On winning Literature Nobel ...

On winning Literature Nobel Prize: I was actually in the street. Yes, I was in the street. It was my daughter who notified me.
On winning Literature Nobel Prize: I was actually in the street. Yes, I was in the street. It was my daughter who notified me.
 Patrick Modiano

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