Nobel Prize in Literature: Norwegian Jon Fosse wins

Another consider previous well-known victors

Canadian writer Alice Munro won the honor for being a“master of the contemporary short story” The Swedish Academy claimed they had not had the ability to call her in advance of the news so they left a message on her voice mail, educating her of her win.

Often compared to Anton Chekhov, she is recognized for covering the human spirit and also a normal motif of her job is the issue encountered by girls maturing and also concerning terms with living in a town.

British-Zimbabwean writer Doris Lessing said winning the award had actually been a“bloody disaster” The raised media rate of interest in her had actually indicated that creating a complete story was beside difficult, she informed the BBC the year after winning.

The Swedish Academy explained Lessing as an “epicist of the women experience, that with scepticism, fire and also visionary power has actually subjected a split …