Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm
FILE - A Nobel medal is seen at the Swedish ambassador's residence in London, Dec. 8, 2020. (Niklas Halle'n/Pool via AP, File)
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in literature will be awarded Thursday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
Last year, Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.”
Three science awards were announced earlier this week. The Nobel for medicine went to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. The physics award recognized a scientist’s efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos. The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.
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Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm
FILE - A Nobel medal is seen at the Swedish ambassador's residence in London, Dec. 8, 2020. (Niklas Halle'n/Pool via AP, File)
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By KOSTYA MANENKOV and STEFANIE DAZIO
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in literature will be awarded Thursday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
Last year, Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.”
Three science awards were announced earlier this week. The Nobel for medicine went to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. The physics award recognized a scientist’s efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos. The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.
This week ends with Friday's peace prize. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.
The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), whether for an individual, small group of laureates or organization.
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