Writing in your non-native language: * Czech-born Milan Kundera started to write in French after having moved to France. * Jack Kerouac was born to French-Can

Writing in your non-native language: * Czech-born Milan Kundera started to write in French after having moved to France. * Jack Kerouac was born to French-Canadian parents and brought up speaking French; yet, he wrote in English. "French novelist Proust said that a novelist that wants to have a defined style should write in a foreign language," said Algerian-Italian writer Tahar Lamri. "That's because a foreign language forces the author to hunt for the proper imagery because they don't have an extensive vocabulary at their disposition." (From DW's article "Non-native authors bring fresh perspective to language", http://www.dw.com/en/non-native-authors-bring-fresh-perspective-to-language/a-14910840 http://www.dw.com/en/non-native-authors-bring-fresh-perspect...)