Six days, six prizes

Spotlight on: the Nobel Prize in Literature

“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- – -/ one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction …”

– Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel.

Discover the works of the literature laureates

Which Nobel Prize awarded books have you read?

Did you know that you can find book excerpts written by literature laureates here on nobelprize.org? Listen to 2021 laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah reading from “By the Sea”, or choose between other prose and poetry.

See all book excerpts and poems

Who wrote what?

The Nobel Prize categories are physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace and were laid out in the will of Alfred Nobel. Find out more in the FAQ.
The Nobel Prize medal.

The Nobel Prize medal.

© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin.

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The man behind the prize

Learn about the 2023 Nobel Prizes

What’s on

Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm
This exhibition presents a small selection of Nobel Prize laureates in physics and literature, who have explored time in various ways.
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Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm
For the first time, the Nobel Prize Museum is displaying a large selection of items from its collection of artefacts from Nobel Prize laureates. 
Museum insides
Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
The Nobel Peace Prize medal is shown in all its glory in the Medal Chamber. Here, visitors can experience the world’s foremost symbol of peace.
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In memoriam

Tsung Dao Lee passed away on 4 August, age 97. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1957 for his “penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles.”

Biography
Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee
J. Robin Warren passed away on 23 July 2024. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease

Biography
Robin Warren
Bengt Samuelsson passed away on 5 July 2024, age 90. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances.

Biography
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Canadian author Alice Munro passed away on 15 May 2024. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 with the motivation “master of the contemporary short story”.

Biography
Alice Munro