The writer Dany Laferrière, born in Haiti, is one of the few non-French citizens to become a member of this elite club, a protector of the French language.
The author, most recently, of “Finders Keepers” has never read Jane Austen. “I do not say this with either pride or shame (or prejudice, for that matter). It’s just a fact.”
The book, a collection of Styron’s reminiscences, reviews, reportage, speeches and essays, prompts reflection on his outsize life and how his prose has weathered the years.
