Nobel Prize in Literature

best known for his minimalist style, accessibility to readers, and for his powerful, style-forming mastery of the art of narration. His works also paved the way for future writers to use the style of Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway influenced American literature through his writing style, use of character, and his symbolism. Ernest Hemingway is widely recognized as one of the most skillful authors of literary minimalism. Literary minimalism focuses mainly on the surface description of a topic and…

Realism is a style of art or literature that shows or describes people and things as they are in real life. One of the most important play writers in realism was Noel Coward. He was born on December 16, 1899, England, Noël Coward worked like a child actor before writing his own batter…

Yiddish languages. Wiesel went on to author over 40 books, including arguably his most well-known book being, “Night”. In his book, “Night” Wiesel tells the story of his survival through the horrific events of the Holocaust, awarding him the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel’s book, “Night” was first published in 1956, then later translated into English in 1960, and later went on to be translated into 30 different languages and now a staple…

Joad family from Oklahoma to California to find work. Once they reach their “Promised Land” it does not bear the fruits they believed it would and must face the unforgiving nature of life. Common readers saw it as a masterpiece and classic of literature. However many critics met it with disdain. Much critique saw it as a work of propaganda. A critic for the LA Times has said “The main reason people think it is a great novel is because Ford made it into a great film.” A recurrence in…

Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway shaped American Literature during the nineteenth century. It is no surprise that his short stories can be found in nearly every high school and college library across the States. Hemingway was an advent outdoorsmen, a decorated war hero who earned the coveted Italian Silver Medal of Valor, and an accomplished literary genius. His short story, “Big Two- Hearted River” describes a physical and emotional journey that Nick undertakes after returning home from…

for creating Yoknapatawpha County, with works that included “The Sound and the Fury”, “As I Lay Dying” and “Absalom, Absalom!”(Polk). He wrote a Rose for Emily which is included in Norton’s Introduction to Literature text. Faulkner’s work was rewarded accordingly when he won a Nobel peace prize. Faulkner started from humble beginnings when he attended University of Mississippi but then later dropped out. We will explore the vocabulary Faulkner used, his sentence and idea structures and how his…

Being such an influential personality himself his writing speaks even further though he admits the difficulty in delineating the experiences of the mysticism through words. He received Nobel Prize in literature in 1913 for Gitanjali,…

Stephen Colbert once said, “Find the courage to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong, and then expect as much of the world around you. Try to make the world good according to your standards.” (Colbert) This sums up perfectly what any college student learns in their first semester - if they take University Seminar with Megan Swanson. I have absorbed plenty of information throughout this first semester, and I feel that I am adequately prepared to face these next years of my life.…

would soon meet a fellow war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn, which would anticipate the divorce of his current wife and the marriage of Ernest and Martha in the near future. This adventure supplied Ernest with the tools he needed to write his Pulitzer Prize nominee, For Whom the Bell Tolls. On November 12, 1931, Martha gave birth to Ernest’s third and final child, Gregory. Their new child brought lots of joy to the couple as they spent the next two years traveling around the world. Their first…

his many-sided achievements are incredible. He is a writer, a great thinker,an artist,a great musician and an orator of extraordinary power. With his god-gifted genius his leviathan bulk of writing and his universal appeal make him global. He got Nobel Prize for his book “Gitanjali” on 1913. His short story “The Hungry Stone” has the grandeur of supernaturalism with the most vibrant shades of romance. The story is about the uncanny experiences of a man who was a cotton-tax collector at Barich.…