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Who Will Win The Nobel Literature Prize? Odds Favour A Western Man
The Nobel literature prize to be announced on Thursday is likely to go to a Western male author this year, experts predict after South Korea's Han Kang last year became the first Asian woman to win.
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Literature Prize Winner, Dies At 89
Mario Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.
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Nobel Literature Prize Awarded To Jon Fosse, A Look At Past Winners
"I am overwhelmed and grateful. I see this as an award to the literature that first and foremost aims to be literature, without other considerations," Fosse said in a statement immediately after the announcement.
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Russian Critic Or Chinese Writer? Who Can Win 2023 Nobel Literature Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature -- to be announced Thursday -- could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
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"Shame Is Sealed As A New Value": Outrage Over Nobel For Peter Handke
Austrian writer Peter Handke's Nobel literature prize win on Thursday sparked outrage in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo, where he is widely seen as an admirer of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
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Man At The Centre Of Nobel Scandal Found Guilty Of Rape, Jailed
Once an influential figure in Stockholm's cultural scene, 72-year-old Jean-Claude Arnault was convicted by a Stockholm appeals court of raping a young woman in October 2011 and again in December the same year.
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Nobel Literature Body Expands Jury After Sexual Assault Scandal
The Swedish Academy, which has awarded the Nobel Literature Prize since 1901, said Monday it would expand its prize jury to include outsiders for the first time following a scandal that forced it to postpone this year's award.
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Swedish Academy May Lose Prestigious Role, Nobel Foundation Head Says
The Nobel Foundation could drop the Swedish Academy from awarding its prestigious annual literature prize if the Academy does not make further changes in the wake of a recent sex scandal, the head of the foundation told Reuters on Friday.
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No Nobel Literature Prize This Year Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
No Nobel Prize for Literature will be given this year, because of a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations that has seen a string of board members resign from the board of the Swedish Academy that makes the award, the Academy said on Friday.
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Amid Sex Assault Claims, Delay Likely For 2018 Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy, plunged into crisis over allegations of rape and sexual assault by the husband of one its members, may postpone the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, Swedish Radio reported on Wednesday.
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Bob Dylan Ponders Literary Links In 'Extraordinary' Nobel Speech
Music icon Bob Dylan has delivered his long-awaited Nobel lecture, citing Buddy Holly and "The Odyssey" among his inspirations, a relief for the Swedish Academy after it honoured the songwriter with its prestigious literature prize for the first time.
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The $900,000 Question Behind Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize
Many writers might give their right arm to be paid almost $1 million to deliver a lecture. But Bob Dylan's silence since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature might mean he never sees the award money.
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Nobel Panel Gives Up Knockin' On Bob Dylan's Door
The Swedish Academy says it has given up trying to reach Bob Dylan, days after it awarded him the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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'Greatest Living Poet' Bob Dylan, Enigmatic Voice Of American Life
Bob Dylan, the surprise winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, became an icon of 1960s counterculture but his voice has reached widely and evocatively into the American past.
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Songwriter Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Literature Prize 2016
American music legend Bob Dylan today won the Nobel Literature Prize, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that stunned prize watchers.
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Who Will Win The Nobel Literature Prize? Odds Favour A Western Man
The Nobel literature prize to be announced on Thursday is likely to go to a Western male author this year, experts predict after South Korea's Han Kang last year became the first Asian woman to win.
-
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Literature Prize Winner, Dies At 89
Mario Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.
-
Nobel Literature Prize Awarded To Jon Fosse, A Look At Past Winners
"I am overwhelmed and grateful. I see this as an award to the literature that first and foremost aims to be literature, without other considerations," Fosse said in a statement immediately after the announcement.
-
Russian Critic Or Chinese Writer? Who Can Win 2023 Nobel Literature Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature -- to be announced Thursday -- could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
-
"Shame Is Sealed As A New Value": Outrage Over Nobel For Peter Handke
Austrian writer Peter Handke's Nobel literature prize win on Thursday sparked outrage in Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo, where he is widely seen as an admirer of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
-
Man At The Centre Of Nobel Scandal Found Guilty Of Rape, Jailed
Once an influential figure in Stockholm's cultural scene, 72-year-old Jean-Claude Arnault was convicted by a Stockholm appeals court of raping a young woman in October 2011 and again in December the same year.
-
Nobel Literature Body Expands Jury After Sexual Assault Scandal
The Swedish Academy, which has awarded the Nobel Literature Prize since 1901, said Monday it would expand its prize jury to include outsiders for the first time following a scandal that forced it to postpone this year's award.
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Swedish Academy May Lose Prestigious Role, Nobel Foundation Head Says
The Nobel Foundation could drop the Swedish Academy from awarding its prestigious annual literature prize if the Academy does not make further changes in the wake of a recent sex scandal, the head of the foundation told Reuters on Friday.
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No Nobel Literature Prize This Year Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
No Nobel Prize for Literature will be given this year, because of a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations that has seen a string of board members resign from the board of the Swedish Academy that makes the award, the Academy said on Friday.
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Amid Sex Assault Claims, Delay Likely For 2018 Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy, plunged into crisis over allegations of rape and sexual assault by the husband of one its members, may postpone the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, Swedish Radio reported on Wednesday.
-
Bob Dylan Ponders Literary Links In 'Extraordinary' Nobel Speech
Music icon Bob Dylan has delivered his long-awaited Nobel lecture, citing Buddy Holly and "The Odyssey" among his inspirations, a relief for the Swedish Academy after it honoured the songwriter with its prestigious literature prize for the first time.
-
The $900,000 Question Behind Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize
Many writers might give their right arm to be paid almost $1 million to deliver a lecture. But Bob Dylan's silence since he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature might mean he never sees the award money.
-
Nobel Panel Gives Up Knockin' On Bob Dylan's Door
The Swedish Academy says it has given up trying to reach Bob Dylan, days after it awarded him the Nobel Prize for Literature.
-
'Greatest Living Poet' Bob Dylan, Enigmatic Voice Of American Life
Bob Dylan, the surprise winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, became an icon of 1960s counterculture but his voice has reached widely and evocatively into the American past.
-
Songwriter Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Literature Prize 2016
American music legend Bob Dylan today won the Nobel Literature Prize, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that stunned prize watchers.
