Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovative plays, prose and style, which has come to be known as Fosse minimalism.
Sources: CNN
Sources: CNN
American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Belarusian author and journalist Svetlana Alexievich wins the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Canadian writer Alice Munro is awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer is awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.