Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy is responsible for choosing the Nobel Laureates in Literature. The Academy is composed of 18 members whose tenure is for life. Known as De Aderton (The Eighteen), current members of the Academy include distinguished Swedish writers, linguists, literary scholars, historians and a prominent jurist. Its working body is the Nobel Committee, elected from among its members for a three-year term.

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The Nobel Committee for Literature The Nobel Committee assesses the nominations, and presents a preliminary list of candidates for approval by the Academy.

Tour of the Academy Building Take a virtual tour of the Academy building at the Old Town where the Nobel Prize in Literature is announced!

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