Le Clézio to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on August 11, 2025

Nobel Prize in Literature 2008 created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Le Clézio fans. Speculation had been rife that Nobel Prize in Literature 2008 will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 85, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/08/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being an author isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an author-Nobel laureate just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouLe Clézio

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouLe Clézio was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.