French writer wins Nobel Prize for literature
Patrick Modiano, a French novelist won the much awaited Nobel Prize for Literature for 2014.Mr Modiano is known mostly for his writings about history.
French writer Patrick Modiano after winning the Nobel Literature Prize. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON
France's writer Patrick Modiano poses with his book in Paris on November 20, 1978 after he won the Goncourt Literary Prize for his book "Rue des Boutiques obscures". Modiano, a French historical novelist whose work has often focused on World War II and the 1940s, won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 9, 2014.AFP PHOTO / MICHEL CLEMENT Read more about other Nobel Prize Winners for 2014 Read here about Nobel Peace Prize winners
