the nobel prize for literature is awarded on 10 december.
the nobel prize for literature is awarded on 10 december.
when is the nobel prize for literature awarded?
10 december
the nobel prize in physiology or medicine () is awarded annually by the swedish karolinska institute to scientists and doctors in the various fields of physiology or medicine. it is one of the five nobel prizes established by the 1895 will of alfred nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine. as dictated by nobel's will, the award is administered by the nobel foundation and awarded by a committee that consists of five members and an executive secretary elected by the karolinska institute. while commonly referred to as the nobel prize in medicine, nobel specifically stated that the prize be awarded for "physiology or medicine" in his will. because of this, the prize can be awarded in a broader range of fields. the first nobel prize in physiology or medicine was awarded in 1901 to emil adolf von behring, of germany. each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years. in 1901, von behring received 150,782 sek, which was equal to 7,731,004 sek in december 2008. the award is presented in stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 december, the anniversary of nobel's death.
list of nobel laureates in physiology or medicine
the nobel prize in literature is not the only literary prize for which all nationalities are eligible. other notable international literary prizes include the neustadt international prize for literature, the franz kafka prize, the man booker international prize, and in the 1960s the formentor prix international. in contrast to the other prizes mentioned, the neustadt international prize is awarded biennially. the journalist hephzibah anderson has noted that the man booker international prize "is fast becoming the more significant award, appearing an ever more competent alternative to the nobel". the man booker international prize "highlights one writer's overall contribution to fiction on the world stage" and "has literary excellence as its sole focus". established in 2005, it is not yet possible to analyze its importance on potential future nobel prize in literature laureates. only alice munro (2009) has been awarded with both. the neustadt international prize for literature is regarded as one of the most prestigious international literary prizes, often referred to as the american equivalent to the nobel prize. like the nobel or the man booker international prize, it is awarded not for any one work, but for an entire body of work. it is frequently seen as an indicator of who may be awarded the nobel prize in literature. gabriel garcía márquez (1972 neustadt, 1982 nobel), czesław miłosz (1978 neustadt, 1980 nobel), octavio paz (1982 neustadt, 1990 nobel), tomas tranströmer (1990 neustadt, 2011 nobel) were first awarded the neustadt international prize for literature before being awarded the nobel prize in literature.
nobel prize in literature