Possible Clues:

• Author nominated for the first two Nobel Prizes in Literature
• French writer
• Author of the newspaper article J’Accuse…!
• Odd email about the Parisian, unknown old novelist
• Brew infused with Australian fruit upset writer
• Round Australia drink and fruit lifted author
• Author of Nana and Germinal
• Succulent fruit raised with input from unknown writer
• Writer knocked back drink after drink, going round Australia
• Writer noted for his open letter J’Accuse…!