Literature
Congratulations to Masha Gessen, Jesmyn Ward, Frank Bidart and Robyn Benway!
Never. Ever.
Mapping planet Earth.
A recent tabloid scandal managed to raise awareness of a big problem within the English literary canon.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
He was the second consecutive American writer to win the prize.
"Those of us who are refugees and immigrants or who support them, we have to use every tool at our disposal, including our writing."
The Nobel Committee could hardly have selected a better winner to wash away the embarrassing awkwardness of last year’s prize.
The shortlists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature are mixed between fresh faces and established heavy hitters.
