Han Kang Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

The South Korean author, best known for her novel 'The Vegetarian,' has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Woodson wins the world's largest prize for children's literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Shattering' novel wins $25k South Asian Literature Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan finally to accept Nobel Prize for Literature this weekend

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan breaks silence over Nobel Prize win

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Han and Smith win £50,000 Man Booker International prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myers and Benson win £10k Portico Literature Prize

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Nobel prize for literature: Who is Svetlana Alexievich?

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Korea Worthy of a Nobel Prize for Literature?

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5 reasons Alice Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (+video)

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Canada’s Munro Wins Nobel Prize

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