Nobel Prize

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…

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…

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…