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Nobel Prize

  1. books
    Jon Fosse Wins Nobel Prize in Literature“For his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
    By Zoe Guy
  2. awards
    Autofiction Writer Annie Ernaux Awarded the Nobel Prize in LiteratureBest known for her memoir The Years.
    By Zoe Guy
  3. awards
    Poet Louise Glück Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature“For her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  4. nobel prize
    The Literature Nobel Returns From Controversy to Court More ControversyAfter a year off due to a Me Too scandal, the committee awarded its 2019 prize to Peter Handke, who defended Serbian war crimes.
    By Brock Colyar
  5. awards
    Nobel Prizes in Literature Awarded to Peter Handke and Olga TokarczukTwo laureates were awarded at the same time due to a scandal last year.
    By Zoe Haylock
  6. speeches
    Listen to Toni Morrison’s Remarkable, Transcendent Nobel Prize Lecture“Look. How lovely it is, this thing we have done — together.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  7. the science corner
    7 Nobel Laureates on Whether TBBT’s Sheldon and Amy Should Win the Physics PrizeAs the show’s duo continues to struggle for Nobel recognition, we had to ask the physicists who know best.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. nobel prize
    Kazuo Ishiguro Wins the Nobel Prize in LiteratureHis most famous novels are The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go.
    By Hunter Harris
  9. Bob Dylan Might Have Used SparkNotes to Write His Nobel Prize LectureHis descriptions of Moby Dick seem awfully familiar.
    By Tolly Wright
  10. awards and honors
    There’s As Much Photographic Evidence of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Ceremony As You ThinkThe ceremony was small. The people were sparse.
    By Devon Ivie
  11. bob dylan
    Bob Dylan to Pick Up Nobel Prize This Weekend, As He Happens to Be in StockholmThe singer-songwriter will meet with the Swedish Academy to receive his Nobel medal and diploma.
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. performance anxiety
    Patti Smith Explains Flubbing Bob Dylan LyricsShe definitely knew the words.
    By Karen Brill
  13. honors and awards
    Bob Dylan Writes He Is ‘Truly Beyond Words’ in Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech“Being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature is something I never could have imagined or seen coming.”
    By Devon Ivie
  14. nobel prize
    Bob Dylan Wrote a Nobel Prize Speech Someone Else Will Have to ReadThe poet has (not quite) spoken.
    By Dee Lockett
  15. dgaf
    In True DGAF Fashion, Bob Dylan Skipped President Obama’s Nobel Prize Event, TooHe does want he wants.
    By Dee Lockett
  16. honors and awards
    Swedish Academy: Dylan Will Lecture Next YearAnd it might be a concert!
    By Devon Ivie
  17. rsvping
    Bob Dylan Won’t Attend the Nobel Ceremony After All“Due to pre-existing commitments.”
    By Karen Brill
  18. gracious winners
    Bob Dylan Throws Us a Bone, Says He’ll Go to the Nobel Ceremony If He Can“If it’s at all possible.”
    By Karen Brill
  19. honors and awards
    Nobel Academy Member: Bob Dylan’s Silence Is ‘Arrogant and Impolite’Shots fired from a Swede.
    By Devon Ivie
  20. bob dylan
    Bob Dylan’s Website Drops Sole Mention of Nobel WinHis reverse-snub continues.
    By Abraham Riesman
  21. brand recognition
    Well, at Least Bob Dylan’s Official Website Has Acknowledged His Nobel Prize WinA full week later.
    By Devon Ivie
  22. two legends
    Leonard Cohen Talks Bob Dylan, Getting OlderHe also plans to “live forever.” Twist!
    By Devon Ivie
  23. nobel bump
    Bob Dylan’s Book Sales Skyrocket After Nobel Prize WinSales for his music have increased, too.
    By Karen Brill
  24. predictable prizes
    The Simpsons Predicted a Nobel Winner in 2010These highbrow predictions have lowbrow ends.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  25. right-click
    Listen to Tim Heidecker Sing As Post-Nobel DylanThe comedian seems pretty sure Dylan’s not interested.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  26. radio vulture
    It Doesn’t Matter Whether Bob Dylan Is a Songwriter or a PoetHe’s both at once, and the Nobel Prize prompts a useful conversation.
    By Craig Jenkins
  27. history
    Bob Dylan’s Uncomfortable History With Accepting AwardsHe’s not exactly the “thank you” type.
    By Dan Reilly
  28. nobel prize
    Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Is Both Shocking and DeservedHe’s one of the signal poets of the 20th century.
    By Bill Wyman
  29. the awards they are a-changin’
    Celebrities, Authors React to Bob Dylan’s Nobel“I’m a Dylan fan, but this is an ill conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.”
    By Devon Ivie
  30. nobel prize
    Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature“He is a great poet in the grand English poetic tradition.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  31. Who Nominates Writers for the Nobel Prize?Previous Nobelists (among a few other people).
    By Christian Lorentzen
  32. ‘I Won the Nobel Prize!’An interview with the translator of the new Nobel laureate.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  33. nobel prize
    Belarus’s Svetlana Alexievich Wins Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe Belarusian historian is the 14th woman to win the prize.
    By Nate Jones
  34. My Book-Prize Betting Addiction: A User’s Guide to Making Money Off Alice MunroUnlike most gambling addicts, I’m still in the black.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  35. books
    Everything You Need to Know About Patrick Modiano, the Newest Nobel LaureateThe French novelist is relatively obscure outside his home country.
    By Nate Jones
  36. books
    Patrick Modiano Wins Nobel Prize for LiteratureThe Frenchman is the author of Missing Person.
    By Nate Jones
  37. standing ovation
    Schulz on Alice Munro’s Deserved NobelOur book critic “can think of no other writer so spare, so precise, so emotionally scrupulous.”
    By Kathryn Schulz
  38. kudos
    Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize for LiteratureSorry, Murakami.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. kudos
    Chinese Author Mo Yan Wins Nobel PrizeSorry, Murakami.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  40. gambling
    Haruki Murakami Favorite for Nobel PrizeWith ten-to-one odds.
    By Margaret Lyons
  41. awards
    Swedish Poet Wins Nobel PrizeHome country advantage, Tomas Tranströmer!
    By Margaret Lyons
  42. books
    Nobel Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Doesn’t Know What the Future Holds for Books“It’s an enigma.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. honors
    Mario Vargas Llosa Wins the Nobel Prize in LiteratureThe 74-year-old Peruvian author is the first South American to win since 1992.
    By Willa Paskin
  44. kudos
    Herta Müller Wins the Nobel Lit PrizeRomanian-born German writer Herta Müller won 2009’s Nobel Prize for Literature this morning.
    By Lane Brown
  45. kudos
    France’s Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio Wins Nobel PrizeFirst they said American writers were too ‘insular’ to win the Nobel — and now they’ve given it to an author from France!
    By Lane Brown
  46. snobbery
    Are American Writers Too Insular to Win the Nobel Prize?The top member of the award jury says that our literature is too ignorant to be considered seriously for a Nobel. Harumph!
    By Matthew Perpetua
  47. kudos
    Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize But Doesn’t Know It YetShoppers of London: Keep your eyes peeled!