“The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to someone who has done outstanding work in an idealistic direction that adds the greatest benefit to humankind,” she said. “Nationality is expressly unimportant.”
Beside this, is there a Nobel Prize for literature?
The Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded, according to the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in the field of literature. It is conferred by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
who will win the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019? Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke win Nobel Prize for Literature for 2018 and 2019.
One may also ask, what qualifies you for a Nobel Prize?
According to Nobel’s will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who in the preceding year “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses”.
How often is the Nobel Prize for Literature awarded?
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 112 times to 116 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2019.