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South Korean writer Han Kang has been named the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. The award was given to her "for her richly poetic prose that confronts historical trauma and reveals the fragility of human life." The announcement ceremony can be followed live on the Nobel Committee's website. More information about the writer and her achievements can be found in the press release.
In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Norwegian novelist, playwright, and poet Jon Olav Fosse "for his groundbreaking plays and prose that express the inexpressible." In 2022, the award went to French writer Annie Ernaux. She was recognized "for the courage and clinical precision with which she explores the origins, alienation, and collective limitations of personal memory."
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to the author of "the most significant literary work of idealistic intent." Its first recipient was the French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme.
