On nobelprize.org, you can find excerpts from many of the literature laureates’ literary works such as Olga Tokarczuk’s book Flights, Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude and Wisława Szymborska’s poem ‘The Three Oddest Words’. Enjoy some excerpts from books or poems written by literature laureates. Discover all the excerpts here.
Book excerpts
Nobel Peace Prize awarded work
New episode released
Statement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Read the statement here
News
The Norwegian Nobel Institute serves as the secretariat for the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize since the very beginning in 1901.
What's on
-
Nobel Prize Conversations, Madrid
The Impossible Takes Longer
Just sometimes, everyone else is wrong. They insist that your idea won’t work, your finding is wrong, your scheme is mad. For many Nobel Prize laureates, that was the starting point.
-
Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm
These things changed the world
For the first time, the Nobel Prize Museum is displaying a large selection of items from its collection of artefacts from Nobel Prize laureates.
-
Nobel Peace Center, Oslo
Woman – life – freedom
The Peace Prize Exhibition, which is also named after this slogan, tells the story of Narges Mohammadi through her own words and images.
Learn about the 2023 Nobel Prizes
-
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
Electrons in pulses of light
-
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
They added colour to nanotechnology
-
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023
Vaccine development
-
Nobel Prize in Literature 2023
Stories depicting strong emotions that many can relate to
-
Nobel Peace Prize 2023
A courageous fight for human rights, freedom, and democracy in Iran
-
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023
History helps us understand gender differences in the labour market
2024 Nobel Prizes
Alfred Nobel – Established the Nobel Prizes
Recently published
Play and learn
-
The Blood Typing Game
How much do you know about blood types? Try out in this game.
-
Pavlov’s Dog
Learn about conditioned reflexes in this interactive game!
-
Vitamin B1
This fast-paced game relies on a keen knowledge of food containing vitamin B1
-
Peace Builders
Step into the shoes of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and learn about the legacy of Alfred Nobel
What are you looking for? Search the website.
Join us
In memoriam
Biography
Biography
Biography
Biography