Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature.

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for work that upholds the power of art in the ...

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On October 28, Wole Soyinka, world-renowned Nigerian poet, author, playwright and professor and the first African to win the ...

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Soyinka, a 91-year-old Nigerian playwright, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to receive the honor. While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Soyinka said he ...

The winner of the Nobel Prize in literature was announced this week. It went to the Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai. I've been covering the prize announcement for more than a decade now, and I ...