Nobel Prize in Literature

Nationalism in Chinese Literature with Selected Author- Mo Yan Nationalism and national sentiment are inseparable, national sentiment ‘is the feeling of anger aroused by the violation of the principle of the nation, or the feeling of satisfaction aroused by its fulfillment’ (Gellner 1). Some writers from earlier society or even until nowadays, tend to put their feelings towards their nation into words. Through writers’ narrative, readers feel the words and resonate with the context, which…

advancement in several ways, through determination, passion, and wisdom. Marie Curie, originally known as Maria Sklodowska, was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. She was the youngest of five children that were all taught science and literature by their parents from an early age excelling at anything and everything she was taught. When Curie…

most important poets of the 20th century. He lived and was raised in Northern Ireland, for many years he later lived in Dublin. Having many widely used anthologies edited by him as the author of more than 20 volumes of poetry, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and taught at Harvard and Oxford University. Chapter One: Early Life On April 13, 1939 in Castledawson, County Derry, in Northern Ireland Seamus Heaney was born. He was born as the eldest child of the family to Patrick and…

William Faulkner, a commemorated southern writer, argued for artistic integrity in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. He advises the writers of his day not to write based on the concerns of the present day when he says, “He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid…” (Faulkner par. 3). He recognizes that it is human nature to fear; thus, this must be acknowledged, so that one does not write deficiently of the human condition. Faulkner spoke in response to the authors of…

William Faulkner Biography William Faulkner was an American author and a Nobel Prize winner. He was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1987 and died on July 6, 1962 at 64 years old. Faulkner spent most of his life in Mississippi, but he traveled to many different places. “Faulkner’s father, Murry, drank heavily and presided over the family in a tyrannical fashion, imposing silence at the dinner table and unexpectedly skipping town for days at a time. Murry's behavior took its…

Alice Munro, originally Alice Laidlaw, was born on July 10th 1931, in Ontario, Canada. As a child Munro found an escape in books when her schoolteacher mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Alice was ten years old at the time. (“Top 10 Things To Know about Alice Munro.”) And as a child she made up her own endings to stories like the Little Mermaid. She thought it was unfair how the Ariel to choose between the prince and her family. So she created her own ending. ("Alice Munro." Bio.com.)…

died on July 29, 1994 in Ilmington, United Kingdom Life Achievements Dorothy Hodgkin won the nobel prize in chemistry in 1964 for her use of X-ray techniques of to determine the structures of important biochemical substances. She was the third woman to win a nobel prize. Second woman to receive the Order of Merit, a royal order that recognizes distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture Hodgkin was the first woman to receive the Copley…

This novel became a “Book of the Month Club” pick, and made Ernest Hemingway even more successful that he already was. Also this book got the “Pulitzer Prize in Literature” in 1954. He looked at himself as a very passionate sportsman, Hemingway loved to pay tributes to soldiers, respecting those that fought, hunters, and even had an interest in bullfighting too, he used to travel to different continents to hunt…

Surviving the Unsurvivable “Having survived by chance, I was duty-bound to give meaning to my survival.” Eliezer Wiesel is a Holocaust survivor, political activist, and nobel peace prize recipient and he has impacted our country in numerous ways, Throughout Elie Wiesel’s life he wrote many books about The Holocaust and how it has impacted his life. Elie Wiesel has given America an inside look into The Holocaust and helped show how the past is not just the past and it could still affect people…

John Steinbeck: An Outstanding American Writer “No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.” Said the American author John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. one of the most fearless authors that U.S ever had, and I am going to introduce to you to his marvelous journey. “John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was born on February 1902, in Salinas, California,” “Steinbeck was raised with modest means,” said the web page Biography, which also states “Steinbeck…