Nobel Prize

Curious about 2025 literature laureate  but unsure which of his books to pick up first? Here members of the Swedish Academy give their recommendations. Satantango (1985) Steve Sem-Sandberg: Satantango is a debut novel unlike any other. Published in 1985 it predicted the downfall of the communist regime in Hungary four years later. Set on the plains…

The Nobel Prize in Literature is not only for novelists. Several literature laureates have been recognised for their remarkable poetry, which they have used to share the fight against oppression. Laureates including Bob Dylan and Gabriela Mistral have penned powerful poems that distil important issues, such as women’s rights and colonialism, into visionary verse, as…

Want to know more about works by the literature laureates? The experts behind the Nobel Prize in Literature let you in on their reading recommendations. Books by Han Kang. “The Vegetarian is ’s international breakthrough novel which won the International Booker prize in 2016. It’s the story of a middle aged Korean woman who one night…

Olga Tokarczuk speaks about the transformative power of reading and writing, and their profound impact on our mental health.

2018 literature laureate on what health means to her, how literature and mental health are connected, and what she learned from working as a psychologist. Before your literary career, you worked as a psychologist. What brought about your interest in psychology? – My interest in psychology came from literature. It was books, novels, that opened…

Press programme Stockholm This is the press programme for Nobel Week in Stockholm. You will need to apply for accreditation for some of the activities during the week. Spaces for the Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet are very limited. More information and activities will be added.All times are in CET. 5 December 08:45 Press conference…

Curious about 2024 literature laureate  but unsure which of her books to pick up first? Here Steve Sem-Sandberg from the Swedish Academy gives his recommendations. The Vegetarian The Vegetarian is Han Kang’s international breakthrough novel which won the International Booker prize in 2016. It’s the story of a middle aged Korean woman who one night suddenly…

Nobel Prize laureate in literature 2023 Jon Fosse reads (in Norwegian) from his book Det andre namnet. Septologien I-II (The Other Name. Septology I-II). The video was recorded in Stockholm on 9 December 2023. Swedish Utdrag ur Det andra namnet. Septologin I-II Och jag ser mig stå och se på bilden med de två strecken, ett lila…

Nobel Prize laureate in literature 2023 Jon Fosse reads (in Norwegian) from his book Det andre namnet. Septologien I-II (The Other Name. Septology I-II). The video was recorded in Stockholm on 9 December 2023. Norwegian Ekstrakt fra Det andre namnet. Septologien I-II Og eg ser meg stå og sjå mot biletet med dei to strekane, ein lilla og…

Want to get started with 2023 literature laureate , but don’t know which book to pick up first? We spoke to Anders Olsson, Chairman of the The Nobel Committee for Literature who gave us three of his Fosse favourites. Stengd gitar My first choice is Fosse’s second novel Stengd gitar (1985), which presents us with…