Nobel prize in literature
Euro visions
‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouseThe small island has produced Nobel laureates and Booker winners and hosts a booming writing and publishing scene. What’s the secret to its success?
Alice Munro knew my stepfather sexually abused me as a child, says Nobel laureate’s daughter
Andrea Robin Skinner says her stepfather sexually assaulted her when she was nine, but her mother said she ‘loved him too much’ to leave him
The Audio Long Read
César Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin American literature – podcastHe has published more than 100 novels, gives his work away, and his surrealist books have a massive cult following. Now Argentina’s favourite rule-breaker is tipped for the Nobel prize. By Alejandro Chacoff
The long read
César Aira’s unreal magic: how the eccentric author took over Latin American literature
A page-turner: how to get your reading groove back
Letters: Readers share their tips on discovering new authors and reading more widely
China Nobel prize winner tarred as one of ‘three new evils’ amid rise in nationalist fervour
Mo Yan is widely celebrated in China but now faces a lawsuit accusing him of smearing the Communist party amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere online
‘I cried, I danced to Springsteen’: in Australia, a Nobel laureate’s translator celebrates their win
Jon Fosse says he would have stopped writing 40 years ago if he had listened to critics
Book of the day
A Shining by Jon Fosse review – a spiritual journey The new Nobel laureate’s latest novella is a shimmering fable about a man lost in a dark forest
Nobel prize winner Jon Fosse: ‘It took years before I dared to write again’
In 2012, the Norwegian novelist and playwright collapsed. He gave up drinking, retreating from the public eye – then, earlier this month, he got a call from the Swedish academy. He discusses how it feels to win a Nobel prize
Where to start with
Where to start with: Jon FosseRead the opening of Jon Fosse’s The Other Name
Jon Fosse’s Nobel prize announces his overdue arrival on the global stage
Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel prize in literature
Nobel prize in literature 2023 won by Norwegian author Jon Fosse – as it happened
Tell us: what does Nobel literature prize winner Jon Fosse’s work mean to you?
Chinese author Can Xue favourite to win 2023 Nobel prize in literature
Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are also among those highly tipped for the prize, announced on Thursday
Nobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russian ambassador to awards
Foundation backtracks on earlier announcement that representatives from Russia, Belarus and Iran would be invited
The Audio Long Read
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature – podcastThe Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing
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