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Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature, first awarded in 1901, is annual award for an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic

Literature Online: Author Pages

Literature Online (ProQuest) is one of the ASU Library's licensed research databases. Where possible, I have hyperlinked to each Nobel Laureate's author page within that database. An individual author page generally includes three content categories: Primary texts, Criticism and Reference.

Unfortunately, the three Laureates listed below do not have author pages in the database.

  • Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), 1902 Laureate
  • Rudolf Eucken (1846-1926), 1908 Laureate
  • Svetlana Alexievich (1948- ), 2015 Laureate

If you are interested in locating additional resources on the Nobel Laureates, pleas see our A-Z Databases. In particular, you may wish to consult our Languages & Linguistics and Literature subject categories.