Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich, 67, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The chair of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, said her polyphonic writings were "a monument to suffering and courage in our time." Alexievich is recognised for her work chronicalling the lives and experiences of her fellow citizens in Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine, documenting events such as the the Chernobyl disaster and the Soviet war in Afghanistan through a human lens. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nobel Prize in Literature will be awarded twice this year after the Swedish Academy postponed 2018’s event over a sexual assault scandal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This fall the Nobel Prize for Literature will be awarded for both 2018 and 2019, after changes were made to how laureates are chosen in the wake of scandals that forced the literary prize to be cancelled in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new literature award, the JCB Prize goes to the work of a Kerala author who writes about issues and personalities in the Middle East. His newest book is from Juggernaut. The post Author Benyamin’s ‘Jasmine Days’ Wins Inaugural JCB Prize for Literature in India appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist and short story writer Benyamin has won the inaugural JCB prize for Literature in India. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nobel Prize in Literature may not be awarded in 2019 unless trust is restored in the Swedish Academy that administers the prize, the Nobel Foundation’s executive director Lars Heikensten has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has confirmed that it plans to postpone this year's award following the sexual assault scandal which has rocked the organisation and led to nearly half the 18-strong Academy resigning their posts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy has announced the 2018 literature prize will be given in 2019, the first time since 1943 that the prize has been delayed. Allegations of sexual assault against the husband of one of its former members has created a rift within the secret academy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a ballooning sexual harassment scandal that has engulfed the Swedish Academy for weeks, the Academy has pushed off awarding the 2018 prize until next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body's reputation. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nobel Prize in Literature may not be awarded this year, following the sexual assault scandal that has rocked the Swedish Academy which governs the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Woodson, who won a National Book Award for her memoir in verse “Brown Girl Dreaming,” won the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on Tuesday. The award comes with a prize of $608,000. Publishers Weekly reports that Woodson is the 18th person or organization to win the prize, which is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anuk Arudpragasam has won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 for his novel, The Story of a Brief Marriage, published by Granta. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan will formally accept the Nobel Prize for Literature this weekend, following months of speculation over whether this would happen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan has broken his silence over winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, saying he will attend the ceremony “if possible”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, is among the names on the 2016 longlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize (formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anuradha Roy has been awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016 for her "stark and unflinching novel", Sleeping on Jupiter (MacLehose Press). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Benjamin Myers has won the £10,000 Portico Literature Prize 2015 for Fiction while Richard Benson won the £10,000 Portico Prize for non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jhumpa Lahiri has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 for The Lowland, published in the UK by Bloomsbury. Lahiri was named the winner of the $50,000 prize at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival taking place in India this week. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is open to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Korean literary agent Joseph Leo of KL Management says, 'Before asking why Korean authors fail to win the [Nobel], I want to ask them how many books you read a year.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 has been given to Cyrus Mistry for his novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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