Prize announcement

Announcement of the Nobel Prizes in Literature for 2018 and 2019, presented by Mats Malm,  Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 10 October 2019.

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MLA style: Prize announcement. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Wed. 25 Nov 2020. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2019/prize-announcement/>

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Nobel Prizes 2020

Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.

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