American poet Louise Glck wins Nobel literature prize
The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glck on Thursday "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal".
Thu Oct 08 2020
Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide
Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.
Thu Jun 15 2017
Nobel saga all over now as Dylan finally gets prize
Bob Dylan got the Nobel Literature prize-giving he wished for on Saturday, a Swedish broadcaster reported, finally receiving his diploma and medal in a private ceremony in Stockholm.
Sun Apr 02 2017
Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years
Japan's capital is hit by its first November snow in over five decades, slowing rush hour trains.
Thu Nov 24 2016
Bob Dylan: other singers with a poet's soul
Bob Dylan -- the shock winner Thursday of the Nobel Literature Prize -- is not the only singer whose work has been praised for its poetic power.
Thu Oct 13 2016
US songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize
US songwriter Bob Dylan on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that surprised prize watchers.
Thu Oct 13 2016
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
Alexievich drew international acclaim with her emotional accounts of the Chernobyl disaster and World War II based on witness accounts.
Thu Oct 08 2015
Modiano, 'modern-day Proust', wins Nobel Literature Prize Origin: Sweden
France's Patrick Modiano won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday for his enigmatic novels rooted in the trauma of the Nazi occupation and his own loveless childhood.
Thu Oct 09 2014
Alice Munro wins Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy honoured Munro, 82, as a "master of the contemporary short story".
Thu Oct 10 2013