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The 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British author William Golding (1911–1993) "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today".
Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. [3] In 1901, the first laureate Sully Prudhomme received 150,782 SEK, which is equivalent to 8,823,637.78 SEK in January 2018. The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. [4 ...
Newbery Medal for children's literature: Cynthia Voigt, Dicey's Song; Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Marsha Norman, 'Night, Mother; Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Alice Walker – The Color Purple; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Galway Kinnell – Selected Poems [17] Pulitzer Prize for History: The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790 by Rhys Isaac
Different organisations are responsible for awarding the individual prizes; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Swedish Academy awards the Prize in Literature; the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. [3]
1983 Nobel Prize in Literature; P. 1983 Palanca Awards; 1983 Pulitzer Prize This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 02:02 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, whose work tackles birth, death, faith and the other “elemental stuff” of life in spare Nordic prose, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for writing ...
French author Annie Ernaux adresses to media outside her home in Cergy-Pontoise, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. 2022's Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux.