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2008 - LE CLEZIO, JEAN-MARIE GUSTAVE
     J.M.G. Le Clézio (1940-)
     Le Clézio : I Belong to the Breton Nation
2007 - LESSING, DORRIS
     Doris (May) Lessing (1919-)
     Doris Lessing
     Doris Lessing Biography
     Doris Lessing Wins 2007 Nobel Literature Prize
2006 - PAMUK, ORHAN
     Orhan Pamuk (1952-)
     Orhan Pamuk (MSN Encarta)
     Orhan Pamuk (Photo Gallery)
     Orhan Pamuk Awarded 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature
     Orhan Pamuk Wins Nobel Prize
2005 - PINTER, HAROLD
     Harold Pinter (1930-2008)
     Harold Pinter (Biography)
     Harold Pinter (Jewish Virtual Library)
     Harold Pinter (MSN Encarta)
     Harold Pinter Wins Nobel Prize For Literature 2005
2004 - JELINEK, ELFRIEDE
     Elfriede Jelinek
     Elfriede Jelinek (b. 1946)
     Elfriede Jelinek (Jewish Virtual Library)
     Elfriede Jelinek Homepage
     Nobel Prize in Literature 2004
2003 - COETZEE, J. M.
     J. M. Coetzee
     J. M. Coetzee (MSN Encarta)
     J. M. Coetzee Biography
     J.M. Coetzee (b. 1940)
2002 - KERTESZ, IMRE
     Imre Kertész (1929-)
     Imre Kertész (Jewish Virtual Library)
     Imre Kertész Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2002
2001 - NAIPAUL, V. S.
     V. S. Naipaul (MSN Encarta)
     V. S. Naipaul Biography
     V. S. Naipaul Biography (Contemporary Writers)
     V.S. Naipaul
2000 - XINGJIAN, GAO
     Gao Xingjian (1940-)
     Gao Xingjian Biography
     Sir V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) Naipaul (1932-)
1999 - GRASS, GUNTER
     Günter Grass
     Günter Grass (1927-)
     Günter Grass (MSN Encarta)
     Günter Grass Biography
1998 - SARAMAGO, JOSE
     José Saramago
     José Saramago (1922-)
     José Saramago (MSN Encarta)     
     José Saramago Autobiography
1997 - FO, DARIO
     Dario Fo
     Dario Fo (1926-)
     Dario Fo Biography
1996 - SZYMBORSKA, WISLAWA
     Wislawa Szymborska (1923-)
     Wisława Szymborska (MSN Encarta)
     Wislawa Szymborska Biography
1995 - HEANEY, SEAMUS
     Seamus (Justin) Heaney (1939-)
     Seamus Heaney
     Seamus Heaney Biography
1994 - OE, KENZABURO
     Kenzaburo Oe (1935-)
     Kenzaburo Oe Biography
1993 - MORRISON, TONI
     Toni Morrison
     Toni Morrison (1931-)
     Toni Morrison (Winner of The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993)
     Toni Morrison Biography
1992 - WALCOTT, DEREK
     Derek (Alton) Walcott (1930-)
     Derek Walcott
     Derek Walcott Biography
1991 - GORDIMER, NADINE
     Nadine Gordimer (1923-)
     Nadine Gordimer (MSN Encarta)
     Nadine Gordimer Biography
     Nadine Gordimer Biography (Nobel Prize.org)
1990 - PAZ, OCTAVIO
     Octavio Paz (1914-1998)
     Octavio Paz (1990)
     Octavio Paz (MSN Encarta)
     Octavio Paz Biography
1989 - JOSE CELA, CAMILLO
     Camilo José Cela (1916-2002)
     Camilo José Cela (MSN Encarta)
     Camilo José Cela Biography
     Camilo Jose Cela Wins Nobel Prize
1988 - MAHFOUZ, NAGUIB
     Naguib Mahfouz
     Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006)
     Naguib Mahfouz (Magazine)
     Naguib Mahfouz (MSN Encarta)
     Naguib Mahfouz Biography
     Naguib Mahfouz Novel (The Harafish)
1987 - BRODSKY, JOSEPH
     Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996)
     Joseph Brodsky (Jewish Virtual Library)
     Joseph Brodsky at MHC
     Joseph Brodsky Biography
1986 - SOYINKA, WOLE
     Wole Soyinka (1934-)
     Wole Soyinka (MSN Encarta)
     Wole Soyinka Biography
1985 - SIMON, CLAUDE
     Claude Simon - French Nobel Prize Winner Dies
     Claude Simon (1913-2005)
     Claude Simon (French Novelist Won Nobel Prize in 1985)
     Claude Simon (MSN Encarta)
     Claude Simon Biography
1984 - SEIFERT, JAROSLAV
     Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986)
     Jaroslav Seifert (MSN Encarta)
     Jaroslav Seifert Biography
1983 - GOLDING, WILLIAM
     William Golding - 1983 Nobel Lecture
     William Golding (1911-1993)
     William Golding (MSN Encarta)
     William Golding Biography
1982 - GARCIA MARQUES, GABRIEL
     Gabriel García Márquez
     Gabriel García Márquez (1928-)
     Gabriel García Márquez (MSN Encarta)
     Gabriel García Márquez Biography
1981 - CANETTI, ELIAS
     Elias Canetti
     Elias Canetti (1905-1994)
     Elias Canetti (Curriculum Vitae)
     Elias Canetti (Jewish Virtual Library)
1980 - , CZESLAW
     Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004)
     Czeslaw Milosz (1980)
     Czeslaw Milosz Biography
1979 - ELYTIS, ODYSSUES
     Odysseus Elytis
     Odysseus Elytis (1911-1996)
     Odysseus Elytis Biography
1978 - SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS
     Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)
     Isaac Bashevis Singer (Fantastic Fiction)
     Isaac Bashevis Singer (Jakvy Delat)
     Isaac Bashevis Singer Biography
1977 - ALEIXANDRE, VICENTE
     Vicente Aleixandre
     Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984)
     Vicente Aleixandre Biography
1976 - BELLOW, SAUL
     Saul Bellow (1915-2005)
     Saul Bellow (MSN Encarta)
     Saul Bellow Biography
1975 - MONTALE, EUGENIO
     Eugenio Montale (1896-1981)
     Eugenio Montale (Poet Seers)
     Eugenio Montale Biography
1974 - JOHNSON, EYVIND
     Eyvind Johnson
     Eyvind Johnson (1900-1976)
     Eyvind Johnson Biography
1974 - MARTINSON, HARRY
     Harry Martinson
     Harry Martinson (1904-1978)
     Harry Martinson Biography
1973 - WHITE, PATRICK
     Patrick (Victor Martindale) White (1912-1990)
     Patrick White
     Patrick White a Guide to His Greatest Works
     Patrick White Autobiography
1972 - BöLL, HEINRICH
     Heinrich Böll (1917-1985)
     Heinrich Böll (MSN Encarta)
     Heinrich Böll Autobiography
1971 - NERUDA, PABLO
     Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)
     Pablo Neruda Biography
1970 - SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDR
     Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
     Alexander Solzhenitsyn
     Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Autobiography
1969 - BECKETT, SAMUEL
     Samuel (Barclay) Beckett (1906-1989)
     Samuel Beckett
     Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
1968 - KAWABATA, YASUNARI
     Yasunari Kawabata
     Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972)
     Yasunari Kawabata (Nobel Prize 1968)
     Yasunari Kawabata Biography
1967 - ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL
     Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974)
     Miguel Ángel Asturias (MSN Encarta)

     Miguel Angel Asturias Biography
1966 - AGNON, SHMUEL
     Shmuel (Yosef) Agnon (1888-1970)
     Shmuel Agnon
     Shmuel Agnon Biography
1966 - SACHS, NELLY
     Nelly Sachs
     Nelly Sachs (1891-1970)
     Nelly Sachs Autobiography
1965 - SHOLOKHOV, MIKHAIL
     Mikhail (Aleksandrovich) Sholokhov (1905-1984)
     Mikhail Sholokhov
     Mikhail Sholokhov Biography
1964 - SARTRE, JEAN-PAUL
     Jean-Paul Sartre
     Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
     Jean-Paul Sartre (MSN Encarta)
     Jean-Paul Sartre Biography
1963 - SEFERIS, GIORGOS
     George Seferis (1900-1971)
     Giorgos Seferis Biography
1962 - STEINBECK, JOHN
     John Steinbeck
     John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
     John Steinbeck Biography
1961 - ANDRIC, IVO
     Ivo Andric
     Ivo Andric (1892-1975)
     Ivo Andric Biography
1960 - PERSE, SAINT-JOHN
     Saint-John Perse
     Saint-John Perse (1887-1975)
     Saint-John Perse (Nobel Prize 1960)
     Saint-John Perse Biography
1959 - QUASIMODO, SALVATORE
     Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968)
     Salvatore Quasimodo Biography
1958 - PASTERNAK, BORIS
     Boris (Leonidovich) Pasternak (1890-1960)
     Boris Pasternak
     Boris Pasternak (MSN Encarta)
     Boris Pasternak Biography
1957 - CAMUS, ALBERT
     Albert Camus (1913-1960)
     Albert Camus (MSN Encarta)
     Albert Camus Biography
1956 - JIMENEZ, JUAN RAMON
     Juan Ramón Jiménez
     Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958)
     Juan Ramón Jiménez Biography
1955 - LAXNESS, HALLDOR
     Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998)
     Halldór Laxness
     Halldór Laxness Biography
1954 - HEMINGWAY, ERNEST
     Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961)
     Ernest Hemingway Biography
1953 - CHURCHILL, WINSTON
     Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) (1874-1965)
     Photo Wall: Churchill, Winston
     Winston Churchill Biography
1952 - MAURIAC, FRANCOIS
     François Charles Mauriac (1885-1970)
     François Mauriac (MSN Encarta)
     François Mauriac Biography
1951 - LAGERKVIST, PAR
     Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
     Pär Lagerkvist (1891-1974)
     Pär Lagerkvist Biography
1950 - RUSSELL, BERTRAND
     Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl (1872-1970)
     Bertrand Russell
     Bertrand Russell Biography
1949 - FAULKNER, WILLIAM
     Faulkner, William (1897-1962)
     William (Cuthbert) Faulkner (1897-1962)
     William Faulkner
     William Faulkner (Banquet Speech)
     William Faulkner Biography
     William Faulkner Biography (Nobel Prize.org)
1948 - ELIOT, T.S.
     T(homas) S(tearns) Eliot (1888-1965)
     T. S. Eliot (1948)
     T.S. Eliot Biography
     T.S. Eliot Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
1947 - GIDE, ANDRE
     André Gide (1869-1951)
     André Gide (MSN Encarta)
     André Gide Biography
1946 - HESSE, HERMANN
     Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)
     Hermann Hesse (MSN Encarta)
     Hermann Hesse Autobiography
1945 - MISTRAL, GABRIELA
     Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)
     Gabriela Mistral Biography
     Gabriela Mistral Biography (1889 - 1957)
1944 - JENSEN, JOHANNES V.
     Johannes V. Jensen
     Johannes V. Jensen (1873-1950)
     Johannes V. Jensen (MSN Encarta)
     Johannes V. Jensen Autobigraphy
1939 - SILLANPAA, FRANS EEMIL
     Frans Eemil Sillanpää
     Frans Eemil Sillanpää Autobiography
     Frans Emil Sillanpää (1888-1964)
1938 - BUCK, PEARL
     Pearl Buck Biography
     Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)
     Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (1892 - 1973)
1937 - MARTI DU GARD, ROGER
     Roger Martin du Gard (1881-1958)
     Roger Martin du Gard Biography
1936 - O'NEILL, EUGENE
     Eugene (Gladstone) O'Neill (1888-1953)
     Eugene O’Neill (MSN Encarta)
     Eugene O'Neill Autobiography
     Eugene O'Neill Nobel Prize for Literature
1934 - PIRANDELLO, LUIGI
     Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)
     Luigi Pirandello Biography
1933 - BUNIN, IVAN
     Ivan Bunin (1870-1953)
     Ivan Bunin (MSN Encarta)
     Ivan Bunin Autobiography
1932 - GALSWORTHY, JOHN
     John Galsworthy (1867-1933)
     John Galsworthy (MSN Encarta)
     John Galsworthy Biography
1931 - KARLFELDT, ERIK AXEL
     Erik Axel Karlfeldt
     Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931)
     Erik Axel Karlfeldt (MSN Encarta)
     Erik Axel Karlfeldt Biography
1930 - SINCLAIR, LEWIS
     (Harry) Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
     Sinclair Lewis (MSN Encarta)
     Sinclair Lewis Autobiography
1929 - MANN, THOMAS
     Thomas Mann
     Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
     Thomas Mann Autobiography
1928 - UNDSET, SIGRID
     Sigrid Undset (1882-1949)
     Sigrid Undset (MSN Encarta)
     Sigrid Undset Autobiography
1927 - BERGSON, HENRI
     Henri Bergson (1859-1941)
     Henri Bergson (MSN Encarta)
     Henri Bergson Biography
     Henri-Louis Bergson (Jewish Virtual Library)
1926 - DELEDDA. GRAZIA
     Grazia Deledda
     Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)
     Grazia Deledda (MSN Encarta)
     Grazia Deledda Autobiography
1925 - SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD
     George Bernard Shaw (MSN Encarta)
     George Bernard Shaw Biography
1924 - REYMONT, WLADYSLAW
     Wladyslaw Reymont     
     Wladyslaw Reymont (1867-1925)
     Władysław Reymont (MSN Encarta)
     Wladyslaw Reymont Autobiography

1923 - YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER
     William Butler Yeats  
     William Butler Yeats Biography    
1922 - BENAVENTE, JACINTO
     Jacinto Benavente
     Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954)
     Jacinto Benavente Biography
     Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (MSN Encarta)
1921 - FRANCE, ANATOLE
     Anatole France (1844-1924)
     Anatole France (MSN Encarta)
     Anatole France Biography
1920 - HAMSUN, KNUT
     Knut Hamsun (1859-1952)
     Knut Hamsun Biography
1919 - SPITTELER, CARL
     Carl (Friedrich Georg) Spitteler (1845-1924)
     Carl Spitteler
     Carl Spitteler Autobiography
1917 - GJELLERUP, KARL
     Karl Adolph Gjellerup (MSN Encarta)
     Karl Gjellerup
     Karl Gjellerup Autobiography
1917 - PONTOPPIDAN, HENRIK
     Henrik Pontoppidan
     Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943)
     Henrik Pontoppidan (MSN Encarta)
     Henrik Pontoppidan Autobiography
1916 - HEIDENSTAM, VERNER VON
     Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (1859-1940)
     Nobel Prize in Literature 1916
     Verner von Heidenstam
     Verner von Heidenstam (MSN Encarta)
1915 - ROLLAND, ROMAIN
     Romain Rolland (1866-1944)
     Romain Rolland (MSN Encarta)
     Romain Rolland Biography
1913 - TAGORE, RABINDRANATH
     Rabindranath Tagore
     Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
     Rabindranath Tagore (1913)
     Rabindranath Tagore Biography
1912 - HAUPTMANN, GERHART
     Gerhart (Johann Robert) Hauptmann (1862-1946)
     Gerhart Hauptmann (MSN Encarta)
     Gerhart Hauptmann Autobiography
1911 - MAETERLINCK, MAURICE
     Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)
     Maurice Maeterlinck (Nobel Prize 1911)
     Maurice Maeterlinck Biography
1910 - HEYSE, PAUL
     Paul Heyse Autobiography
     Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (1830-1914)
     Paul von Heyse
1909 - LAGERLöF, SELMA
     Selma Lagerlöf Biography
     Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940)
1908 - EUKEN, RODULF
     Rudolf Eucken
     Rudolf Eucken (1846-1926)
     Rudolf Eucken Biography
1907 - KIPLING, RUDYARD
     Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
     Rudyard Kipling (MSN Encarta)
     Rudyard Kipling Biography
1906 - CARDUCCI, GIOSUE
     Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907)
     Giosuè Carducci (MSN Encarta)
     Giosuè Carducci Biography
1905 - SIENKIEWICS, HENRYK
     Henry(k) Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)
     Henryk Sienkiewicz
     Henryk Sienkiewicz (MSN Encarta)
     Henryk Sienkiewicz Biography
 1904 - MISTRAL, FREDERIC
     Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914)
     Frédéric Mistral (MSN Encarta)
     Frédéric Mistral Biography
1904 - ECHEGARAY, JOSE
     José Echegaray Biography
     José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916)
     José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (MSN Encarta)
1903 - BJøRNSON, BJøRNSTJERNE
     Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
     Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910)
     Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Biography
1902 - MOMMSEN, THEODOR
     Theodor Mommsen
     Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903)
     Theodor Mommsen] (Livius.org)
     Theodor Mommsen (MSN Encarta)
     Theodor Mommsen Biography
1901 - PRUDHOMME, SULLY
     René Sully-Prudhomme (1839-1907)
     Sully Prudhomme
     Sully Prudhomme (MSN Encarta)
     Sully Prudhomme Biography
     Sully Prudhomme Nobel Prize Winner 1901 Literature