Meanings of literature prize in English

Awarding him the literature prize has also brought criticism from previous winners.

In 1964 French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre refused the literature prize outright.

Elfriede Jelinek's literature prize in 2004 led one academy member to resign in dismay.

Prosecutors questioned the Nobel literature prize-winner Svetlana Alexievich on Wednesday.

Once again and unlikely as ever, Bob Dylan is among the bookies' favourites for the literature prize.

That said, only a songwriter of exceptional influence should be allowed to bully his way into a literature prize.

The last time the literature prize was not awarded was in 1943, at the height of World War Two.

The writer Ashleigh Young has won a prestigious US literature prize for non-fiction writing, worth over 230 thousand US dollars.

On The Town: It's just one celebration after another for Harold Pinter, who won the Nobel literature prize on Thursday.

Earlier, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the Swedish Academy of rewarding human rights violations by awarding the literature prize to Handke.

The literature prize was awarded to the American poet Louise Glück on Thursday for her "candid and uncompromising" work.

Yesterday, London-born playwright Harold Pinter was awarded the 2005 Nobel literature prize, worth €1.07 million.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Zadie Smith in Berlin, 2016, where she was awarded the 2016 Welt literature prize.

Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel literature prize today, for his multitude of works that deal with the symbols of clashing cultures.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two external members of the Nobel literature prize committee quit on Monday after criticizing the scandal-hit Swedish Academy.

The most notable aspect of Alice Munro's literature prize win this week, for instance, was that she was fast asleep when she won it.