Nobel Prize in Literature

book was published, and she received £1500 equivalent to approximately $4000 as an advance payment. Initially 1000 books were printed and 500 of those were sent to libraries. A few months later Rowling won her first award, a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. This was…

" Abstract " Barack Hussein Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to have served as president, as well as the first born outside the contiguous United States. He was born on August 4 in 1961 in Honolulu, He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from University , he worked as a community organizer in…

discrimination and they too had to suffer quite a lot for Black emancipation. Martin is considered was an African-American leader and human rights activist who demanded an end to racial discrimination against blacks in 1964. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was the youngest to hold it. Assassinated on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was one of the most important figures who fought for freedom and human rights. Luther founded the leadership of Southern Christianity, a movement that…

from his novels. The novels he wrote were The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying and Absalom, Absalom! The novel Sanctuary was turned into two films, 1933's and The Story of Temple Drake as well as a later 1961. Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. He won two Pulitzer and two National Book Awards.…

Should “Of Mice and Men” be taught in schools today? This question has been extensively debated over the past few years and is still currently being debated today. The Nobel Prize of Literature was rewarded to John Steinbeck in 1962 “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” (www.nobelprize.org). Published in 1937, “Of Mice and Men” is an appealing, classic novel and has been recognized for its descriptive writing style that…

years before the fall of Troy. A brave Trojan commander, Hector, is known for being a well-respected among his men and feared by his enemies. He leads his men into action with much ferocity and bravery. Outside of literature, Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani, received the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts on promoting education for women in the Middle East. She became a target by the Taliban because she…

Alice Munro is a phenomenal author who won the 2013 Nobel Prize and is the “master of the contemporary short story” ("The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013”). Munro has an uncanny ability produce normal every day characters with a unique and driven story that highlight many themes. In her short story, “Carried Away” Munro attempts to unveil the mysteries of fate, love, sex and death in a unique and original perspective from a young library set in the early 1900’s. All of these themes, which may…

Book review If you are interested in history and social matters and like the classics, I would highly recommend the following novel: Sula, written by Toni Morrison. This book depicts the trials of African Americans between 1919 and 1965, and it portrays women’s conditions in those days. In the same time, it tells the story of women’s revolt and an important part of American history. Toni Morrison is a gifted novelist who is able to write about very sensitive topics with straightforwardness and…

Failure is a blessing The world consists of those with the aspiration for greatness; however, there are few that actually are. Authors use their power of having a large audience to convey messages that he or she feels is important. In his Nobel Prize for Literature Acceptance Speech, John Steinbeck, the author of literary treasures, spoke of what an author’s responsibility is as a creator. Writers are delegated to present the good side of humanity like love and triumph but also dark sides like…

Art is a wonderful thing. Whether it be through a powerful film, a solemn photograph, or a spirited song, art can capture the human soul and struggle. John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, masterfully portrays the plight of the more than 350,000 people displaced by the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. As any great piece or art, The Grapes of Wrath creates empathy and change in the minds of its readers by revealing the hope and resilience held by the “Okies”, and exposing the wrongs and sorrow they…