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Arts Oct 04

WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature

By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

Arts Oct 08

American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her "candid and uncompromising" work, becoming the first U.S. winner since Bob Dylan in 2016.

By David Keyton, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Arts Oct 10

Austrian author Peter Handke is pictured at his house, following the announcement he won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature, in Chaville, near Paris, France October 10, 2019. Photo by Christian Hartmann/Reuters
2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe’s fault lines

The two winners were a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government and an Austrian accused by many liberals of being an apologist for Serbian war crimes.

By Jill Lawless, David Keyton, Associated Press

Arts Oct 10

FILE PHOTO: Author Olga Tokarczuk attends a news conference to promote the movie 'Spoor' at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2017. Photo by Michele Tantussi/Reuters
Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke

Two Nobel Prizes in literature were announced because the 2018 literature award was postponed following sex abuse allegations that rocked the Swedish Academy.

By David Keyton, Associated Press

World Oct 01

Jean-Claude Arnault arrives at the district court in Stockholm, Sweden, in September 2018. Photo by TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via Reuters
Jean-Claude Arnault, man at center of Nobel Literature scandal, convicted of rape

The case began in November, when 18 women came forward in a Swedish newspaper with sex abuse accusations against Jean-Claude Arnault.

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

May 04

The Nobel literature prize will not be awarded this year, following sex abuse allegations

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made in Stockholm a day earlier, on the grounds that the academy is in no shape to pick a winner after a string of sex…

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Mar 29

Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize for Literature after all

By Joshua Barajas

As the 75-year-old singer prepares for two concerts later this week in the Swedish capital, he'll make time to pick up the Nobel diploma and medal from the Swedish Academy.

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Nov 16

Bob Dylan does think twice, decides to skip Nobel ceremony in Stockholm

By Joshua Barajas

It ain't you, babe. Dylan said he had "pre-existing commitments."…

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Oct 28

Watch 5:09
News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary…

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Oct 28

‘It’s hard to believe’; Dylan breaks silence over Nobel Prize win

By Joshua Barajas

After two weeks of silence, Bob Dylan has finally acknowledged his Nobel honor. In an interview with The Telegraph, the 75-year-old musician said it was “hard to believe” the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in literature. Dylan…

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