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Nobel Prize for Literature
The Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to an author based on their entire body of work.
2010 Winner:
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Author |
Nationality |
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Peru |
Past Winners:
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Year |
Author |
Nationality |
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1980 |
United States | |
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1981 |
Bulgaria | |
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1982 |
Colombia | |
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1983 |
England | |
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1984 |
Jaroslav Seifert |
Czechoslovakia |
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1985 |
France | |
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1986 |
Nigeria | |
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1987 |
Joseph Brodsky |
United States |
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1988 |
Egypt | |
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1989 |
Spain | |
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1990 |
Octavio Paz |
Mexico |
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1991 |
South Africa | |
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1992 |
The Antilles / United States | |
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1993 |
United States | |
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1994 |
Japan | |
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1995 |
Ireland | |
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1996 |
Wislawa Szymborska |
Poland |
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1997 |
Italy | |
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1998 |
Portugal | |
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1999 |
Germany | |
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2000 |
Gao Xingjian |
China |
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2001 |
England | |
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2002 |
Hungary | |
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2003 |
South Africa | |
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2004 |
Austria | |
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2005 |
England | |
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2006 |
Turkey | |
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2007 |
England | |
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2008 |
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio |
France |
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2009 |
Germany |
