Nobel Prize in Literature
What to read: Han Kang
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…
moreWhat to read: Jon Fosse
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…
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