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The Murakami Factor
October 09, 2010
The 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature went to Peruvian author Llosa. But Japan’s most celebrated contemporary writer must surely stand a chance in the future.
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May 28, 2010
Gao Xingjian
This writer once went on a spiritual trek through mountainous southwest China.
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Gao Xingjian
May 27, 2010
Kenzaburō Ōe
This ‘nonconformist’ writer supports human rights and denounces nuclear weapons.
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Kenzaburō Ōe
May 26, 2010
Patrick White
This literary great sent a friend to accept his Nobel Prize for him in 1973.
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Patrick White
May 25, 2010
Yasunari Kawabata
This iconic writer and Asian Nobel Laureate brought ‘beauty’ and ‘Japan’ together.
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Yasunari Kawabata
May 24, 2010
Rabindranath Tagore
This popular literary figure was the first Asian to win a Nobel Literature prize.
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Rabindranath Tagore
May 21, 2010
Nobel Literature Series
Despite big changes in literature, we’ve found reason to turn the focus back on it.
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