Nobel Laureates - Literature
Women who have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1928: Sigrid Undset
Honored for her depiction of medieval Scandinavian life.
Honored for her depiction of medieval Scandinavian life.
1926: Grazia Deledda
Italian novelist honored for her work depicting human lives, especially on her native island of Sardinia.
Italian novelist honored for her work depicting human lives, especially on her native island of Sardinia.
1938: Pearl Buck
American writer, honored for her depictions of life in China.
American writer, honored for her depictions of life in China.
1945: Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet noted for the emotion and lyricism of her poetry.
Chilean poet noted for the emotion and lyricism of her poetry.
1966: Nelly Sachs
With Shmuel Yosef Agnon, this German-Jewish woman who escaped in 1940 to Sweden was honored for her depiction of Jewish life.
With Shmuel Yosef Agnon, this German-Jewish woman who escaped in 1940 to Sweden was honored for her depiction of Jewish life.
1991: Nadine Gordimer
South African author of "A Guest of Honor" and other epic novels.
South African author of "A Guest of Honor" and other epic novels.
1993: Toni Morrison
African American woman novelist, author of "Beloved."
African American woman novelist, author of "Beloved."
1996: Wislawa Szymborska
Polish poet whose writing flourished after the lifting of censorship.
Polish poet whose writing flourished after the lifting of censorship.