The Nobel Prize in Literature has honoured predominantly Western writers since it was first awarded in 1901, but the Swedish Academy may shine its spotlight further afield this year, experts say.

Nobel literature jury may go for non-Western writer

With just a few hours left for the announcement of this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, bookies are busy placing their money on a list of probable names that might win this year.

Salman Rushdie emerges as a strong contender for 2022 Nobel Prize in literature

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Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said.

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian Peter Handke win Nobel Literature for 2018, 2019

Giving the lecture is the only requirement to win the $870,000 prize, but there's a deadline

Will Dylan give lecture to claim Nobel? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

Read his acceptance speech here. 'Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, Are my songs literature?'

Bob Dylan accepts Nobel Prize for Literature, but not in person

Did Dylan end his days-long silence since winning the prestigious award, only to resume this silence? Is Bob Dylan just messing with us?

Bob Dylan's statement acknowledging Nobel Prize win mysteriously disappears

Today, Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'

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