hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə pɹˈiː vˈeɪlɚɹi lɑːɹbˈɔːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ænd wʌz tʃˈiːf ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nuːvˈɛl ɹᵻvjˈuː fɹænsˈeɪz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
He was awarded the Prix Valery Larbaud in 1983, and was chief editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française from 1987 to 1996.