Arts Apr 14 Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89 By Franklin Briceno, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press
World Aug 18 Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov The organization founded in Sakharov's honor operated the Sakharov Center museum and archives in Moscow, which authorities closed earlier this year. By Jim Heintz, Associated Press
World Mar 03 Belarusian court sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison A Belarusian court has sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
Arts Dec 09 Watch 6:36 Author and Nobel Prize Laureate Annie Ernaux discusses her genre-bending work French writer Annie Ernaux delivered her Nobel lecture on Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden, and spoke of how she hopes her work, which mixes fiction and memoir, has affected others. And this weekend, she and this year’s other Nobel Laureates will… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Jul 05 Watch 6:05 New documentary presents Toni Morrison in her own words A recent documentary about Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison brings the renowned writer’s words to screen, while sharing an intimate personal look at her through the eyes of a close friend. John Yang sits down with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who has…
Aug 04 Watch 5:21 A Nobel laureate writes from her own experience living under Soviet rule By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 12 Poverty expert Angus Deaton awarded Nobel prize in economics By Kristen Doerer Princeton economist Angus Deaton was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science on Monday for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Explored the ‘Wideness of Language’ Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Dug the 'Wideness of Language' With His Pen… Continue watching
Jun 18 Friday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan, Carolyn O'Hara A roundup of arts notes. Continue reading
Feb 26 Conversation: Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature and the author of the novel "The Museum of Innocence," which was published late last year. Continue reading