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.

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.

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

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”.