The Latest Breaking News on Prizes

Who is Annie Ernaux? Five things to know about the Nobel Prize in Literature winner

“In France, literature is a man’s world,” the trailblazing Nobel Prize winner once said

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday, it could provide a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Gritty French novelist Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

French author Annie Ernaux, whose novels draw on personal experience of class and gender, has won the Nobel Literature Prize. The jury praised "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory".

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

France's Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize

French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literature 2022

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Annie Ernaux won the prestigious prize “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”,…

The Times of India · Oct 6, 2022

Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel prize in literature

The French author of mostly autobiographical work takes the prestigious books prize for the ‘courage and clinical acuity’ of her writing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

French author Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Nobel Prize organisers said they hadn’t been able to reach French author to tell her the good news yet

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

French novelist, memoirist Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize for Literature

French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory", the award-giving body said on Thursday.

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Nobel prize in literature 2022: French author Annie Ernaux announced as winner – as it happened

French writer wins for ‘courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022