When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it ...

Han, the first Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, has long been interested in the ... exposed unspoken truths about the current stage of human civilization. I believe that the unique ...

Nobel Prizes are awarded every December to reward outstanding efforts in six fields — Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences. The Nobel Prize is ...

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STOCKHOLM--South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts historical ...

The Nobel Prize is one of the highest honours a person can receive for their contribution to humanity in various fields like Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Medicine. Established by the ...

Political breakthroughs in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with Yunus and Dissanayake, Han Kang the first Asian woman to win the ...

Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Han received a diploma and a Nobel medal from Sweden's King Carl ...

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his work 'Gitanjali'. His profound impact on Bengali literature, music, and art is celebrated ...

Senegal's first President, Léopold Senghor, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960 for his development of the "Negritude" philosophy and his poetry that glorified African culture and ...

The king presented Han with the award. She will also receive a prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.07 million. Mattson originally had planned to call Han on to the stage in Korean, ...