Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2017 winner of the literary world’s highest honor sat down with Nick Romeo in 2015. The indefatigable novelist was the very definition of reader-friendly.

If there were a Nobel Prize for books that are sheer fun to read, Murakami would win hands down.

It’s been more than two decades since an American took home the Nobel Prize for literature, and some say the snub is no accident.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Canadian short-story master Alice Munro. Here's a breakdown of all the winners since 2000.

The winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature is Canadian short story writer Alice Munro. Here is our 60-second guide to her work and life.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature is expected to be announced Thursday, and readers are eagerly gearing up for it. But the award is never given posthumously, which creates a dilemma for members of the Swedish Academy: they face the constant risk of failing to honor the best authors of their time. From Joyce to Tolstoy to Woolf, here are some of the giants of literature who passed away before they could be made a laureate. Plus, a gallery of the all the winners since 2000, and a primer on the top 10 favorites this year.