Articles related to "Nobel Prize In Literature"
The Literature Nobel Prize
In October, the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced once again. Find out more about this important literary prize, its history and previous literature nobelists.
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In October, the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced once again. Find out more about this important literary prize, its history and previous literature nobelists.
nobel prize literature • nobel prize literature 2009 • literature nobel prize • nobel prize in literature • nobel prize in literature 2009
Blindness, by José Saramago
Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago asks a simple question: What would happen if everyone went blind? This is the subject of Saramago's novel Blindness.
jose saramago • blindness • portuguese literature • european literature • nobel prize in literature
Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago asks a simple question: What would happen if everyone went blind? This is the subject of Saramago's novel Blindness.
jose saramago • blindness • portuguese literature • european literature • nobel prize in literature
Nobel Prize in Literature 2009
Widely unknown to the general public but acclaimed in Gérmany, it's important to learn some facts about the latest female Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
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Widely unknown to the general public but acclaimed in Gérmany, it's important to learn some facts about the latest female Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
herta müller nobel prize in literature • background of herta müller • works of herta müller • awards for herta müller • latest book by herta müller
The National Steinbeck Center
For all the Steinbeck lovers, a marvelous collection of all things Steinbeck.
john steinbeck • salinas valley • national steinbeck center • nobel prize for literature
For all the Steinbeck lovers, a marvelous collection of all things Steinbeck.
john steinbeck • salinas valley • national steinbeck center • nobel prize for literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Female Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, joins a group of only ten other women who have been named Nobel Laureates in Literature.
list of women nobel prize winners in literature • selma lagerlof 1909 nobel winner • grazia deledda 1926 nobel winner • sigrid undset 1928 nobel winner • pearl buck 1938 nobel winner
Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, joins a group of only ten other women who have been named Nobel Laureates in Literature.
list of women nobel prize winners in literature • selma lagerlof 1909 nobel winner • grazia deledda 1926 nobel winner • sigrid undset 1928 nobel winner • pearl buck 1938 nobel winner
Classic Authors: Sinclair Lewis
A brief biography of Sinclair Lewis, American author.
sauk centre • minnesota • sinclair lewis • dorothy thompson • grace hegger
A brief biography of Sinclair Lewis, American author.
sauk centre • minnesota • sinclair lewis • dorothy thompson • grace hegger
Frankfurt Book Fair 2008 in Germany
From October 15 to 19 Frankfurt will be the focus of the literary world: For the 60th time the Frankfurter Buchmesse opens its gates to business visitors and audience.
book festival • book business • book awards • trade show • frankfurt germany
From October 15 to 19 Frankfurt will be the focus of the literary world: For the 60th time the Frankfurter Buchmesse opens its gates to business visitors and audience.
book festival • book business • book awards • trade show • frankfurt germany
Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul's Huzun
Orhan Pamuk, author of "My Name is Red", "Snow", "The White Castle", and "The Black Book", is Turkey's most prominent writer and a politically controversial figure.
orhan pamuk • istanbul • nobel prize for literature • my name is red • the white castle
Orhan Pamuk, author of "My Name is Red", "Snow", "The White Castle", and "The Black Book", is Turkey's most prominent writer and a politically controversial figure.
orhan pamuk • istanbul • nobel prize for literature • my name is red • the white castle
Seamus Heaney:The Burial at Thebes
Commissioned by Ireland's Abbey Theatre, Seamus Heaney translates Sophocles' 5th Century B.C.E. play Antigone into a timeless commentary on individual rights vs. security
the burial at thebes • antigone • sophocles • seamus heaney • creon
Commissioned by Ireland's Abbey Theatre, Seamus Heaney translates Sophocles' 5th Century B.C.E. play Antigone into a timeless commentary on individual rights vs. security
the burial at thebes • antigone • sophocles • seamus heaney • creon
Knut Hamsun Biography
Brief biography of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, one of Scandinavia's greatest novelists. Aside from The Growth of the Soil, he is known for the novels Hunger and Pan.
knut hamsun brief biography • knut hamsun books • hamsun the growth of the soil • hunger knut hamsun • knut hamsun pan
Brief biography of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun, one of Scandinavia's greatest novelists. Aside from The Growth of the Soil, he is known for the novels Hunger and Pan.
knut hamsun brief biography • knut hamsun books • hamsun the growth of the soil • hunger knut hamsun • knut hamsun pan
Asia's Brightest Moments
Celebrate some of the finest accomplishments of individuals and nations.
china • japan • india • pakistan • nepal
Celebrate some of the finest accomplishments of individuals and nations.
china • japan • india • pakistan • nepal
Author Snapshot Bio: Hemingway, E
Ernest Hemingway's Author Snapshot Biography.
ernest hemingway • hemingway • e m hemingway • the sun also rises • for whom the bell tolls
Ernest Hemingway's Author Snapshot Biography.
ernest hemingway • hemingway • e m hemingway • the sun also rises • for whom the bell tolls
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brief biography of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.
gabriel garcia marquez • garcia marquez biography • colombian novelist and short story writer • garcia marquez magic realism • colombian nobel prize in literature
Brief biography of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.
gabriel garcia marquez • garcia marquez biography • colombian novelist and short story writer • garcia marquez magic realism • colombian nobel prize in literature
J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist
diary of a bad year • j.m. coetzee • nobel prize in literature • political essays • ingenious literary device
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist
diary of a bad year • j.m. coetzee • nobel prize in literature • political essays • ingenious literary device
Le Clézio: 2008 Nobel Winner
An overview of the 2008 Nobel Prize winning author, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
2008 nobel prize winner in literature • jean-marie gustave le clézio • french author wins 2008 nobel prize • 2008 literature prizes • 2008 nobel prize
An overview of the 2008 Nobel Prize winning author, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
2008 nobel prize winner in literature • jean-marie gustave le clézio • french author wins 2008 nobel prize • 2008 literature prizes • 2008 nobel prize
Life in the Tomb: WWI Literature
The story that horrified readers with its frank portrayal of World War I military life is now one of the bestselling books of modern Greek literature.
life in the tomb • stratis myrivilis • modern greek literature • wwi literature • war stories
The story that horrified readers with its frank portrayal of World War I military life is now one of the bestselling books of modern Greek literature.
life in the tomb • stratis myrivilis • modern greek literature • wwi literature • war stories
Pablo Neruda Poetry and Poems
Brief biography of Pablo Neruda, considered the best South American poet known for "Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada."
pablo neruda • pablo neruda biography • neruda poetry and poems • books by pablo neruda • love sonnets neruda
Brief biography of Pablo Neruda, considered the best South American poet known for "Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada."
pablo neruda • pablo neruda biography • neruda poetry and poems • books by pablo neruda • love sonnets neruda
Paul Heyse Biography
Brief biography of writer Paul Heyse, the first German to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, best known as master of novellas.
paul heyse • paul heyse biography • books by heyse • german author and poet • heyse as master of novellas
Brief biography of writer Paul Heyse, the first German to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, best known as master of novellas.
paul heyse • paul heyse biography • books by heyse • german author and poet • heyse as master of novellas
Pearl S. Buck Biography
Brief biography of novelist Pearl S. Buck, prolific American writer who grew up in China, Nobel Laureate for literature and Pulitzer Prize winner.
pearl s buck • pearl s buck biography • books written by pearl buck • buck and the good earth • american novelist in china buck
Brief biography of novelist Pearl S. Buck, prolific American writer who grew up in China, Nobel Laureate for literature and Pulitzer Prize winner.
pearl s buck • pearl s buck biography • books written by pearl buck • buck and the good earth • american novelist in china buck
Rabindranath Tagore
In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Nobel Laureate, won the literature prize primarily for his prose translations of Gitanjali, which is Bengali for "song offerings."
rabindranath tagore • gitanjali • w.b.yeats • william rothenstein • nobel prize for literature
In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Nobel Laureate, won the literature prize primarily for his prose translations of Gitanjali, which is Bengali for "song offerings."
rabindranath tagore • gitanjali • w.b.yeats • william rothenstein • nobel prize for literature
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
Slow Man, by South African native and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, is a dreamy meditation on a life fundamentally changed by a devastating accident.
slow man • j.m. coetzee • nobel prize in literature • australia • convalescence
Slow Man, by South African native and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, is a dreamy meditation on a life fundamentally changed by a devastating accident.
slow man • j.m. coetzee • nobel prize in literature • australia • convalescence
A Brief Biography of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) is among the greatest Russian and world writers of the 20th century. His writing retrieved the history of the Soviet state.
a brief biography of alexander solzhenitsyn • the gulag archipelago • stalinist communism • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian labour camps
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) is among the greatest Russian and world writers of the 20th century. His writing retrieved the history of the Soviet state.
a brief biography of alexander solzhenitsyn • the gulag archipelago • stalinist communism • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian labour camps
Camilo Jose Cela, Author
Brief biography of Spanish author and Nobel Laureate Camilo José Cela, famous for his book La Familia de Pascual Duarte.
camilo jose cela • cela spanish novelist • cela short story writer poet • cela biography • cela the family of pascual duarte
Brief biography of Spanish author and Nobel Laureate Camilo José Cela, famous for his book La Familia de Pascual Duarte.
camilo jose cela • cela spanish novelist • cela short story writer poet • cela biography • cela the family of pascual duarte
Eugene O'Neill Biography
Brief biography of American playwright Eugene O'Neil, best known for dramatic plays of modern town life such as Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.
eugene o'neill • eugene o'neill biography • eugene o'neill plays • eugene o'neill drama • long days journey into night
Brief biography of American playwright Eugene O'Neil, best known for dramatic plays of modern town life such as Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.
eugene o'neill • eugene o'neill biography • eugene o'neill plays • eugene o'neill drama • long days journey into night
William Butler Yeats, Biography
Life and works of Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats, one of the most influential 20th century writers. 1923 Nobel Laureate in literature.
w.b. yeats • irish poet and playwright • yeats biography • yeats life and works • poems by yeats
Life and works of Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats, one of the most influential 20th century writers. 1923 Nobel Laureate in literature.
w.b. yeats • irish poet and playwright • yeats biography • yeats life and works • poems by yeats
Octavio Paz Biography
Brief biography of Mexican poet Octavio Paz, famous for The Labyrinth of Solitude, Sun Stone and other poetry on the theme of harmony.
octavio paz biography • octavio paz mexican poet • octavio paz poems • paz laberinto de la soledad • octavio paz labyrinth of solitude
Brief biography of Mexican poet Octavio Paz, famous for The Labyrinth of Solitude, Sun Stone and other poetry on the theme of harmony.
octavio paz biography • octavio paz mexican poet • octavio paz poems • paz laberinto de la soledad • octavio paz labyrinth of solitude
William Faulkner's Rowan Oak
The home of William Faulkner is open for public tours.
william faulkner • rowan oak • oxford • mississippi • literary tours
The home of William Faulkner is open for public tours.
william faulkner • rowan oak • oxford • mississippi • literary tours
V.S. NAIPAUL: The Enigmatic Outsider
The Nobel prize for Literature has been awarded to Sir V. S. Naipaul. Always the consummate outsider, V.S. Naipaul has proven that he has perfected his craft to the extent that when he points his pen the borders between fiction and non-fiction are elegantly erased.
nobel • prize • literature • v.s. naipaul • carribean literature
The Nobel prize for Literature has been awarded to Sir V. S. Naipaul. Always the consummate outsider, V.S. Naipaul has proven that he has perfected his craft to the extent that when he points his pen the borders between fiction and non-fiction are elegantly erased.
nobel • prize • literature • v.s. naipaul • carribean literature
Yeats on The Upanishads
W.B. Yeats teamed with Swami Shree Purohit to release an English translation of the ancient Indian epics, The Upanishads. This book, "The Ten Principle Upanishads," focuses on the major Upanishads of the epic, and through Yeats' translation, Westerners can more easily understand the wisdom of the East.
w.b. yeats • yoga • india • epics • upanishads
W.B. Yeats teamed with Swami Shree Purohit to release an English translation of the ancient Indian epics, The Upanishads. This book, "The Ten Principle Upanishads," focuses on the major Upanishads of the epic, and through Yeats' translation, Westerners can more easily understand the wisdom of the East.
w.b. yeats • yoga • india • epics • upanishads
Luigi Pirandello Biography
Brief biography of Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, best known for Six Characters in Search of an Author and Right You Are, If You Think You Are.
luigi pirandello • luigi pirandello biography • right you are if you think you are • pirandello plays • six characters in search of an author
Brief biography of Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, best known for Six Characters in Search of an Author and Right You Are, If You Think You Are.
luigi pirandello • luigi pirandello biography • right you are if you think you are • pirandello plays • six characters in search of an author
Feria del Libro de Bogota
As UNESCO nominated World Book Capital City 2007, Bogota throws open its arms to all on April 19 for the city's 20th Annual Book Festival
feria del libro • bogota • book festival • candelaria • gabriel garcia marquez
As UNESCO nominated World Book Capital City 2007, Bogota throws open its arms to all on April 19 for the city's 20th Annual Book Festival
feria del libro • bogota • book festival • candelaria • gabriel garcia marquez
Günter Grass Biography
Brief biography and works of Günter Grass, considered an important contemporary German writer, famous for The Tin Drum, a part of Danzig Trilogy.
gunter grass biography • gunter grass works • novels of gunter grass • early life gunter grass • german writer danzig trilogy
Brief biography and works of Günter Grass, considered an important contemporary German writer, famous for The Tin Drum, a part of Danzig Trilogy.
gunter grass biography • gunter grass works • novels of gunter grass • early life gunter grass • german writer danzig trilogy
John Steinbeck, Part 1
The Steinbeck House, the birthplace of American author John Steinbeck, is open to the public.
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The Steinbeck House, the birthplace of American author John Steinbeck, is open to the public.
literary tours • literary landmarks • john steinbeck • the steinbeck house • salinas
Langston Hughes Biography
Brief biography of Langston Hughes - his life, career, and poetry - a leading author of Harlem Renaissance and creator of character 'Jesse B Simple.'
langston hughes • hughes african american writer • hughes african american poet • countee cullen • arna bontemps
Brief biography of Langston Hughes - his life, career, and poetry - a leading author of Harlem Renaissance and creator of character 'Jesse B Simple.'
langston hughes • hughes african american writer • hughes african american poet • countee cullen • arna bontemps
Patrick White, Author
Brief biography of Australian author Patrick White, 1973 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
patrick white • patrick white biography • white australian author novelist playwright • white australian nobel prize • white the aunt's story
Brief biography of Australian author Patrick White, 1973 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
patrick white • patrick white biography • white australian author novelist playwright • white australian nobel prize • white the aunt's story
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
No Southeast Asian writer has ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature but none has come closer than Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This is an introduction to his life.
indonesian literature • buru islands tetralogy • arok of java • indonesian post-independence politics • free speech in indonesia
No Southeast Asian writer has ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature but none has come closer than Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This is an introduction to his life.
indonesian literature • buru islands tetralogy • arok of java • indonesian post-independence politics • free speech in indonesia
Revisiting The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus offers an enlightening look at the meaning of life, the conflict of hope, the human condition and how happiness is achieved only through acceptance.
albert camus • the myth of sisyphus • literary interpretation of the myth of sisyphus • philosophical interpretation of the myth of sisyph • the myth of sisyphus and hopelessness
The Myth of Sisyphus offers an enlightening look at the meaning of life, the conflict of hope, the human condition and how happiness is achieved only through acceptance.
albert camus • the myth of sisyphus • literary interpretation of the myth of sisyphus • philosophical interpretation of the myth of sisyph • the myth of sisyphus and hopelessness
Rudyard Kipling, Life and Works
Brief biography of English writer Rudyard Kipling, famous for children and animal stories, novel 'Kim' and poem "If."
rudyard kipling • kipling life and works • brief bio rudyard kipling • kipling if poem • kipling the jungle book
Brief biography of English writer Rudyard Kipling, famous for children and animal stories, novel 'Kim' and poem "If."
rudyard kipling • kipling life and works • brief bio rudyard kipling • kipling if poem • kipling the jungle book
Sinclair Lewis Biography
Biography of American writer, Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
sinclair lewis biography • sinclair lewis • sinclair lewis books • lewis arrowsmith • lewis babbitt
Biography of American writer, Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
sinclair lewis biography • sinclair lewis • sinclair lewis books • lewis arrowsmith • lewis babbitt
Strange Fugitive
Harry Trotter, an unemployed lumberyard foreman, finds a new career in bootlegging in the ruthless streets of Toronto in the 1920s.
morley callaghan • strange fugitive • gangster novel • hard-boiled crime fiction • albert camus
Harry Trotter, an unemployed lumberyard foreman, finds a new career in bootlegging in the ruthless streets of Toronto in the 1920s.
morley callaghan • strange fugitive • gangster novel • hard-boiled crime fiction • albert camus
T.S. Eliot: America's Poet
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
The Empire and the Poets
Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize.
kipling • rudyard kipling • tagore • imperialism • empire
Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize.
kipling • rudyard kipling • tagore • imperialism • empire
The Neustadt Prize for Literature
The world's second most distinguished literary prize after the Nobel Prize in Literature is given by the University of Oklahoma.
neustadt international prize for literature • award for world authors • university of oklahoma • world literature today • books abroad
The world's second most distinguished literary prize after the Nobel Prize in Literature is given by the University of Oklahoma.
neustadt international prize for literature • award for world authors • university of oklahoma • world literature today • books abroad
The Prize Winners
The fall prize season has unearthed some surprises. Hungary gains a Nobel Laureate for the very first time, and Yann Martel from Canada wins the Booker Prize.
nobel prize • booker prize • yann martel • imre kertesz
The fall prize season has unearthed some surprises. Hungary gains a Nobel Laureate for the very first time, and Yann Martel from Canada wins the Booker Prize.
nobel prize • booker prize • yann martel • imre kertesz
A Beloved Author
A look at the early years of Chloe Anthony Wofford.
toni morrison • beloved • jazz • the bluest eye • howard university
A look at the early years of Chloe Anthony Wofford.
toni morrison • beloved • jazz • the bluest eye • howard university
Activist for African American Literature
I am not an activist but if I had to choose, one agenda to champion my choice would be reading African American literature and Poetry.
african americans • african american literature • african american poetry • william raspberry • rita dove
I am not an activist but if I had to choose, one agenda to champion my choice would be reading African American literature and Poetry.
african americans • african american literature • african american poetry • william raspberry • rita dove
Albert Camus Biography
Brief biography of Albert Camus, influential French thinker of the 20th century.
albert camus biography • camus essays • camus the stranger essays • albert camus books • albert camus plague
Brief biography of Albert Camus, influential French thinker of the 20th century.
albert camus biography • camus essays • camus the stranger essays • albert camus books • albert camus plague
Alcoholic Authors: Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill spent his early childhood in hotel rooms, on trains and backstage, traveling with his parents which he blamed for his escape into alcohol as an adult.
eugene o'neill • eugene o'neill plays • eugene o'neill playwright • eugene o'neill alcoholism • eugene o'neill prizes
Eugene O'Neill spent his early childhood in hotel rooms, on trains and backstage, traveling with his parents which he blamed for his escape into alcohol as an adult.
eugene o'neill • eugene o'neill plays • eugene o'neill playwright • eugene o'neill alcoholism • eugene o'neill prizes
Alcoholic Authors: William Faulkner
William Faulkner became famous for his writing and infamous for his drinking while creating award winning novels, poems, short stories and screenplays.
william faulkner • william faulkner pulitzer prize winner • william faulkner national book award winner • william faulkner and alcoholism • william faulkner's writing career
William Faulkner became famous for his writing and infamous for his drinking while creating award winning novels, poems, short stories and screenplays.
william faulkner • william faulkner pulitzer prize winner • william faulkner national book award winner • william faulkner and alcoholism • william faulkner's writing career
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