J. M. G. Le Clézio Clézio used his Nobel prize acceptance lecture to attack the subject of information poverty. The title of his lecture was "Dans la forêt des paradoxes" ("In the forest of paradoxes"), a title he attributed to Stig Dagerman. Gao Xingjian, a Chinese émigré, was the previous French citizen to receive the prize (for 2000); Le Clézio was the first French-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature since Claude Simon for 1985, and the fourteenth since Sully Prudhomme, laureate of the first prize of 1901. He is a staunch defender of Mama Rosa, director of a Mexican shelter raided by
Sandra Sully (songwriter) Best R & B Album of 2017. Sandra Sully received Grammy certificates for her participation. "How Can I Get Next to You" written by Sandra Sully and a former co-writer the late Patrick Moten was recorded by Chapter 8 who still perform in Europe. "Sometimes" by Sully and Moten was recorded by Anita Baker and covered by Jo Ceeza, daughter of reggae artist Levi Roots. Sandra has received gold records for "The Best of Anita Baker" and "The Making of a Man" by Jaheim, and "Love in the Future" by John Legend. Style Council with Paul Weller also earned a