South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what the Nobel committee called “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the ...

STOCKHOLM -- South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said "confronts historical ...

For the second time in a decade, the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature is a challenging, self-obsessed singer-songwriter from the Midwest. Congratulations to Bon Iver! Apologies, we’re getting ...

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Kang is the first Korean writer to win the award. International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill says several IWP alum were considered for this year’s prize. Kang began her writing career ...

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Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? Her award also provided a rare moment of national unity, as Koreans from both sides of the political divide rushed to praise Han and her ...

South Korean author Han Kang recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October 2024, often considered the most prestigious award in the world. She became the first Asian woman and Korean writer ...

The Nobel Committee announced Thursday that 71-year-old Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He is known for postmodern and apocalyptic novels and novellas ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in literature is being announced on Thursday, with the winner joining an illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro ...

The books by Han Kang, Jon Fosse, Kazuo Ishiguro, or Louise Glück soared after receiving the award. Surely the happiness that now invades László Krasznahorkai will not be comparable to many things.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of Nobel prizes honoring work in the sciences, the literature award is being announced Thursday by the Nobel Committee at the Swedish Academy. The winner will follow ...