List of Nobel laureates in Literature

The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded annually since 1901 and is endowed since 2012 with eight million Swedish crowns (about 893,000 Euros ). For the selection of the laureates, the Swedish Academy is responsible. Alfred Nobel, the founder of the five Nobel Prizes in his will that the prize winners for literature is said to have " created the best work in an ideal direction ". The award is presented each year on 10 December, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, awarded by the Swedish king. Since it was first awarded a total of 110 writers have received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Among these 97 men ( 88.2 %) and 13 women are ( 11.8 %). Nobody has been repeatedly awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. From 1901 to 2013, the price was 102 times awarded undivided to a person. Only four times the price between two people was divided (1904, 1917, 1966 and 1974 ), but never between three people, although this would be possible according to the statute. Seven times the prize was not awarded, most recently in 1943.

For the distribution of the prize by the nations of the recipient see the section rankings by country.

List of winners

The following list contains all the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature in chronological order on the grounds of the Nobel Committee. An alphabetical overview provides the category Nobel Prize for Literature.

1901-1910 · 1911-1920 · 1921-1930 · 1931-1940 · 1941-1950 · 1951-1960 1961-1970 · 1971-1980 · 1981-1990 · 1991-2000 · 2001-2010 · 2011-2020

1901-1910

1911-1920

1921-1930

1931-1940

1941-1950

1951-1960

1961-1970

1971-1980

1981-1990

1991-2000

2001-2010

2011-2020

1901-1910 · 1911-1920 · 1921-1930 · 1931-1940 · 1941-1950 · 1951-1960 1961-1970 · 1971-1980 · 1981-1990 · 1991-2000 · 2001-2010 · 2011-2020

Ranking by country

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