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Han Kang wins the Nobel prize in literature

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South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultural influence.

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Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Han Kang, a South Korean author, for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

The Hindu · 10h

Experimental South Korean writer Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize in literature

After two years of Europe-centric Nobel Prizes in Literature (Jon Fosse, Annie Ernaux), the Swedish Academy has looked east this year. It has awarded the 2024 prize to South Korean writer Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.

Japan's A-bomb survivors awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel prize is a warning to a world on the nuclear brink

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflects a widely held fear that the planet has never been closer to nuclear war.

The New York Times · 1d

For Atomic Bomb Survivors, a Nobel Prize and a Reckoning, 80 Years Later

Toshiyuki Mimaki, the chairman of Nihon Hidankyo, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said his foremost wish was to “please abolish nuclear weapons while we are alive.”

THE WEEK on MSN · 1d

How the Nobel Peace Prize is chosen

This year, there were 286 nominations for the peace prize – comprising 197 individuals and 89 organisations. The selecting committee sends out nomination forms or invitations for proposals to "qualified nominators", and the deadline for their nominations is the end of January.

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What is the Nobel Prize? Here’s a look at history, facts and notable laureates

The Nobel prizes are presented to the laureates on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. The peace prize is handed out ...

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Pioneers of AI win Nobel Prize in physics for laying the groundwork of machine learning

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries and inventions that formed the ...

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Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings ...

Nobel prizes are globally unrepresentative — the nomination process must be opened up

The geography of science is changing. As a result, a big push is needed to broaden the pool of scientists eligible to ...

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Nobel Prize 2024: Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield join this week's winners

Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield join this week's winners - This year’s winners of the prestigious awards are being ...

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Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Han Kang, the South Korean author behind unflinching and provocative tales that deftly explore the depths of human violence ...

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