7 Must-Read Noble Prize Winning Books

Nobel Prize-winning literature often represents some of the finest writing from around the world. Here are some must-read books by Nobel laureates:

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1954 Nobel Prize)

This is a short but profound tale of an ageing Cuban fisherman’s struggle with a giant marlin, exploring themes of pride, honour, and the human spirit.

The Stranger by Albert Camus (1957 Nobel Prize)

This is a philosophical novel that explores themes of absurdity and existentialism through the story of Meursault, an indifferent French Algerian.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (1982 Nobel Prize)

This is a magical realism masterpiece that chronicles the Buendía family over several generations in the fictional town of Macondo.

Beloved by Toni Morrison (1993 Nobel Prize)

This is a poignant and haunting novel about the legacy of slavery in America, focusing on Sethe, an escaped slave haunted by the ghost of her dead daughter.

Blindness by José Saramago (1998 Nobel Prize)

This book is a compelling allegory about a society that collapses after a sudden epidemic of blindness, exploring themes of human nature and societal breakdown.

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee (2003 Nobel Prize)

This book is a compelling allegory about a society that collapses after a sudden epidemic of blindness, exploring themes of human nature and societal breakdown.

Snow by Orhan Pamuk (2006 Nobel Prize)

The novel delves into the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey through the story of a poet returning to his homeland.