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History
In May 2018, it was announced that after a series of resignations and public scandal, no prize would be awarded in 2018: instead, two laureates will be named in 2019.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2003
J. M. Coetzee 'who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider' -- The Swedish Academy citation, 2 October 2003. -
Year: 2000
winner Gao Xingjian -
Year: 1973
Patrick White 'for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature'.
Works About this Award
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Diary Poem : Uses of the Nobel Prize i "In her comment on my poem about Borges in Geneva", 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 95 2020; -
Peevish Paddy and Sir Neddy : Patrick White’s Nobel Prize 2018 single work
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
Wool, Cotton, Silk i "The Nobel Prize for Literature, awarded to", 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 2 2018; -
Towards Joy 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2017 2017; (p. 302-309) -
Recompositions : Images of Patrick White in William Yang's My Generation 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 71 2017; (p. 157-177)
