Press release
English
English [pdf]
Swedish
Swedish [pdf]
French
French [pdf]
German
German [pdf]
Spanish
Spanish [pdf]
The Permanent Secretary
Press release
6 October 2011
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011
Tomas Tranströmer
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2011 is awarded to the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer
“because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality”.
Streams during Nobel Week
Watch the 2025 Nobel Prize lectures, Nobel Week Dialogue, the prize award ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm and Nobel Peace Prize Forum here at nobelprize.org.
Explore prizes and laureates
Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.
