The Nobel literature prize goes to Norway's Jon Fosse, who once wrote a novel in a single sentence Norway's Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson received the prize in 1903, Knut Hamsun was awarded it in 1920 and Sigrid Undset in 1928. World 05 Oct, 2023
France's Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality. World 07 Oct, 2022
French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature The academy said her "clinically restrained narrative" about a 23-year-old narrator's abortion remained a masterpiece among her works. World 06 Oct, 2022
Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for works that explore the legacies of imperialism on uprooted individuals. World 07 Oct, 2021
Age is just a number! If we are asked how old we are, most of us tend to lessen a few years from our actual age. This is because ‘we are only as old as we feel’. This is truly a positive perspective on life. However, graceful aging is an art; it includes accepting... 14 Jan, 2021
American poet Louise Gl�ck wins Nobel literature prize STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glück on Thursday "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." The prize was announced in Stockholm by Mats Malm,... Women 08 Oct, 2020
New Atwood novel 'The Testaments' revisits dystopian world LONDON: Margaret Atwood often gets asked if "The Testaments," her sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is set in a dystopian world. "Let us hope so," she says drily. The Canadian author noted as her new novel was published with a ferocious blast of... Art & Culture 11 Sep, 2019
Laser scientists win Nobel physics prize for tools made of light STOCKHOLM/LONDON- A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to... Women 02 Oct, 2018
Nobel prize winning author VS Naipaul dies aged 85: BBC LONDON: Trinidad-born British author VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, who began writing in the 1950s, won... Art & Culture 12 Aug, 2018
Swedish Academy to reform after controversy postpones Nobel prize STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said it would not make an award in 2018 and instead focus on internal reforms to restore its reputation in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and information... 05 May, 2018
Nobel Literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal STOCKHOLM- The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year because of a sexual misconduct scandal that has caused turmoil in its ranks and led to the resignation of a string of... Women 04 May, 2018
Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO/GENEVA: The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war, awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to a little-known international campaign group advocating for a ban on nuclear weapons. The International Campaign... Women 06 Oct, 2017
