Julian Barnes has won the award for his latest novel “The Sense of an Ending”, which is a tale of childhood friendship and the imperfections of memory.
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Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel literature prize
On October - 6 - 2011
The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II.
The Swedish Academy said it recognized the 80-year-old poet “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality.”
Transtromer has been a perennial favorite for the 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) award, and in recent years Swedish journalists have waited outside his apartment in Stockholm on the day the literature prize was announced.
Transtromer’s most famous works include the 1966 “Windows and Stones,” in which he depicts themes from his many travels and “Baltics” from 1974.
His works have been translated into more than 50 languages and influenced poets around the globe, particularly in North America.
Books and Authors
On February - 3 - 2009
MOTHER IS THE FAMOUS WORK OF MAXIM GORKY
THE PROPHET IS THE FAMOUS WORK OF” KHALIL GIBRAN
JUNGLE BOOK IS WRITTEN BY RUDYARD KIPLING
ROBINSON CRUSOE IS THE FAMOUS WORK OF” DANIEL DEFOE
SHAKUNTALAM IS A FAMOUS BOOK OF” KALIDAS
LITERATURE AT GLANCE
On January - 24 - 2009
LITERATURE AT GLANCE
First Indian Nobel Prize winner: Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first
Indian to win Nobel Prize. He won it for literature (Gitanjali) in 1913.
Gunadhya: author of Brihatkatha, ‘Great Story’, a famous collection
of tales, written in Paisachi dialect and regarded as one of the major
classics of Indian literature.
Sangam literature: was written in Tamil , mostly in the form of poetry.
Sangola, Treaty of: By this treaty, the power of the Peshwas in-
creased.
Sindhu: is the river most mentioned in early Vedic literature.
Smriti: is the traditional knowledge and designates almost the entire
body of post-Vedic classical Sanskrit literature. It is often referred to
as sastra, a term applied to any religious or philosophical treatise.
Manu Smriti is the oldest Smriti.
Anandmath: is a novel written by Bankim Chander Chatterjee. The
song Vande Mataram first appeared in Anandmath published in 1882.
It is known as the “Bible of Bengali literature”.
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