Noble Prize

Nobel Prize

Introduction:

The Nobel Prize in Literature is a very important award given to writers who have made exceptional contributions to the world of literature. It recognizes their amazing achievements and the impact they have had on the literary community. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of Nobel Prize winners in English literature and take a closer look at some of their famous works. We will also discuss some questions that may come up in exams like the NET (National Eligibility Test) related to this topic.

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    The following is a list of Winners of the Nobel Prize in English Literature. The First English Literature Noble Prize was awarded to Rudyard Kipling in 1907.

1. 1907 Rudyard Kipling
2. 1913 Rabindranath Tagore
3. 1923 William Butler Yeats
4. 1925 George Bernard Shaw
5. 1929 Thomas Mann
6. 1930 Sinclair Lewis
7. 1932 John Galsworthy
8. 1934 Luigi Pirandello
9. 1936 Eugene O'Neill
10. 1946 Hermann Hesse
11. 1948 T.S. Eliot
12. 1949 William Faulkner
13. 1950 Bertrand Russell
14. 1953 Sir Winston Churchill
15. 1954 Ernest Hemingway
16. 1957 Albert Camus
17. 1962 John Steinbeck
18. 1964 Jean-Paul Sartre -declined
19. 1969 Samuel Beckett
20. 1971 Pablo Neruda
21. 1973 Patrick White
22. 1976 Saul Bellow
23. 1983 Sir William Golding
24. 1986 Wole Soyinka
25. 1991 Nadine Gordimer
26. 1993 Toni Morrison
27. 2003 J.M. Coetzee
28. 2005 Harold Pinter
29. 2006 Orhan Pamuk
30. 2007 Doris Lessing
31. 2013 Alice Munro
32. 2017 Kazuo Ishiguro
33. 2018 Olga Tokarczuk
34. 2019 Peter Handke
35. 2020 Louise Gluck
36. 2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah
37. 2022 Annie Ernaux
38. 2023 Jon Fosse

PYQ:


1. Who is the twentieth century poet, a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature who rejected the label British though he has always written in English rather than his regional language?

(A) Douglas Dunn (B) Seamus Heaney

(C) Geoffrey Hill (D) Philip Larkin

Answer: (B)


2. Who among the following, is a Nobel Laureate?

(A) Tony Morrison (B) Seamus Heaney

(C) Ted Hughes (D) Geoffrey Hill

Answer: (B)


3. Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in the year?

(A) 1995 (B) 1996

(C) 1997 (D) 1998

Answer: - A


4. Nobel Prize Winners in Literature:

(A) Seamus Heaney, T.S. Eliot, Nadine Gordimer, W.B. Yeats

(B) W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Nadine Gordimer, Seamus Heaney

(C) T.S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, Nadine Gordimer

(D) Nadine Gordimer, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot

Answer: - B

other MCQ

• Which English playwright and poet was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907? 

Answer: c) George Bernard Shaw

• Who became the first English woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? 

Answer: b) Doris Lessing

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to English novelist William Golding for which notable work? 

Answer: a) "Lord of the Flies"

• Which English poet received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 for his profound influence on contemporary poetry? 

Answer: a) T.S. Eliot

• Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for her uncompromising clear-sightedness in her novels of great emotional force? 

Answer: c) Toni Morrison

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to English writer V.S. Naipaul in 2001 for his compelling narrative style in which novel? 

Answer: a) "A Bend in the River"

• Who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for his contributions to the modern novel? 

Answer: a) Samuel Beckett

• Which English poet was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923 for his highly distinguished poetic writing? 

Answer: b) W.B. Yeats

• Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983 for his profound impact on contemporary theater? 

Answer: b) Harold Pinter

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to English author Harold Pinter in 2005 for his outstanding contributions to which literary form? 

Answer: a) Drama

• Which English novelist won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975 for his wide-ranging and innovative novels? 

Answer: a) Graham Greene

• Who became the first English poet to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? 

Answer: c) Seamus Heaney

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to English writer Doris Lessing in 2007 for her exploration of which themes in her novels? 

Answer: a) Feminism and social justice

• Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his mastery of the art of narrative? 

Answer: c) E.M. Forster

• The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to English writer Kazuo Ishiguro in 2017 for his novels that uncover which universal human experiences? 

Answer: a) Memory, time, and self-delusion

Conclusion:

The Nobel Prize in Literature is a special award that recognizes writers who have made a big impact in the world of literature. Their amazing contributions and famous works have shaped the way we understand and enjoy literature. If you are preparing for exams like the NET, it is important to understand the significance of the Nobel Prize and be familiar with the works of Nobel Prize winners in English literature. This will help you appreciate literature even more and be better prepared for any related questions that may come up in the exam.

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