Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Copyright © The Swedish Academy 2008, Photo: Helena Paulin-Strömberg

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Literature

Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature

The names of the year’s Nobel Laureates in Literature are announced during a press conference at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The announcement is web cast live here at Nobelprize.org!

2009 Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Herta Müller "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed".

Announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature See the official announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature from the Swedish Academy.

Printer Friendly
Comments & Questions
Tell a Friend

Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Announcement Videos

All Literature Nobel Laureates

Ask this year's Nobel Laureates a question

About Nobelprize.org
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Technical Support
RSS

The Official Web Site of the Nobel Foundation