Literature
文學
About this prize
About this prize
The Literature prize goes to the author of “the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction”. It is usually given for a writer's body of work, though a few citations have named one particular book.
First awarded in 1901 to the French poet Sully Prudhomme. Laureates are chosen by the 18 members of the Swedish Academy, and the nomination records stay sealed for 50 years.
- First awarded
- 1901
- Prizes awarded
- 118
- Laureates
- 122
- Women laureates
- 18
- Years not awarded
- 7
Figures from the official Nobel Prize API, as of 2026-08-23.
Lectures in this gallery
No Literature lecture in this collection
None of the 31 laureates brought to Taiwan by the Taiwan Bridges Program was a Literature laureate, so this gallery holds nothing. The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded since 1901; the full roll of laureates is on the official site.