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  2. 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    The 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the German author Heinrich Böll (1917–1985) "for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature." [1] [2] Böll is the fifth German author to be recipient of the prize. [a]

  3. List of Nobel laureates in Literature - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to 121 individuals. [5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As of 2024, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French ...

  4. Jon Fosse - Wikipedia

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    Jon Olav Fosse (Norwegian: [ˈjʊ̀nː ˈfɔ̂sːə]; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright.In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable."

  5. Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize ...

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  6. Watch as winner of 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature announced - AOL

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    Watch as the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature is announced on Thursday 5 October. Six Nobel Prizes are awarded each year, recognising an individual's or group's contribution to a ...

  7. How many Nobel Prizes are there? Categories, most decorated ...

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    There are Nobel Prizes for different categories, though not every prize is awarded each year. In fact, one category has only been handed out 55 times.

  8. List of Nobel laureates - Wikipedia

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    Among the 892 Nobel laureates, 48 have been women; the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. [12] She was also the first person (male or female) to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, the second award being the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, given in 1911. [11]

  9. Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original Swedish: den som inom ...