Tag: Nobel Literature Prize

• Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  South Korean woman granted 2024 Nobel Literature Prize

  

  South Korean author Han Kang has been granted this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced Thursday. She was chosen for her novel The Vegetarian, which has already been awarded the prestigious Man Booker International Prize in 2016, which was also a first for a Korean.

• Monday, October 14th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Polish woman and controversial Austrian novelist win the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Literature Prize

  

  Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said.