The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro as "master of the contemporary short story." She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the prize.
"master of the contemporary short story."
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The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature, is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, "in the field of
2013 Nobel Prize in Literature
…The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro (1931–2024) as "master of the contemporary short story." She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman…
In 1901, French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection, and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect."
Hemingway's telegram in 1954 (The academy has alternately used for Literature and in Literature over the years, the latter becoming the norm today.)
Spanish philologist Ramón Menéndez Pidal was never awarded despite the numerous nominations.
The Nobel diploma awarded to Hermann Hesse in 1946