US pre-eminence under threat? Obama's peace prize, science awards, suggest otherwiseOctober 10th, 2009 US lead in danger? Nobels tell a different storySTOCKHOLM — After cleaning up in the Nobel science prizes, the United States scored another coup: the peace prize for a president less than nine months in office. At a time when some had begun to question how long America's pre-eminence in science and diplomacy could last, nine of the 11 nominees who won or shared this year's five prizes handed out so far are American.
'This is a win for Africa:' Kenyans celebrate as Obama wins Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 Kenyans celebrate as Obama wins Nobel Peace PrizeKISUMU, Kenya — Kenyan radio shows interrupted their programming Friday and bus conductors shouted the news from the windows: President Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stunned many with its decision to award Obama the prize so early in his presidency for his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms and defuse tensions through diplomacy.
Works of Nobel literature laureate Herta MuellerOctober 8th, 2009 Works of Herta MuellerA partial list of books by Herta Mueller, winner Thursday of the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature:
Works in English, translated from German:
"The Passport" (1989)
"The Land of Green Plums" (1996)
"Traveling on One Leg" (1998)
"The Appointment" (2001)
Works in German:
"Niederungen" (1984)
"Drueckender Tango" (1996)
"Der Mensch ist ein grosser Fasan auf der Welt" (1986)
"Barfuessiger Februar" (1987)
"Reisende auf einem Bein" (1989)
"Der Teufel sitzt im Spiegel" (1991)
"Der Fuchs war damals schon der Jaeger" (1992)
"Eine warme Kartoffel ist ein warmes Bett" (1992)
"Im Haarknoten wohnt eine Dame" (2000)
"Heimat ist das, was gesprochen wird" (2001)
"Der Koenig verneigt sich und toetet" (2003)
"Die blassen Herren mit den Mokkatassen" (2005)
"Atemschaukel" (2009)
List of German winners of the Nobel literature prizeOctober 8th, 2009 German winners of the Nobel literature prizeHerta Mueller is the 10th German to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Here is a list of German writers who have received the award.
Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeOctober 8th, 2009 Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeSTOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a member of Romania's ethnic German minority who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism's collapse. Mueller was honored for work that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed," the Swedish Academy said.
Excerpts from the citation for the 2009 Nobel Prize in literatureOctober 8th, 2009 Excerpts from the Nobel literature prize citationExcerpts from the Swedish Academy's citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature to Herta Mueller of Germany. Herta Mueller was born on August 17, 1953 in the German-speaking town Nitzkydorf in Banat, Romania.
Israel's Oz, American Oates favored to follow 'Chateaubriand' in Nobel literature buzzOctober 7th, 2009 Oz and Oates top Nobel literature buzzSTOCKHOLM — Americans Joyce Carol Oates and Philip Roth join Israel's Amos Oz at the top of the buzz surrounding the Nobel Prize in literature, especially after the most prominent judge broke from his predecessor and said U.S. writers are worthy of the coveted award.
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' the front-runner as 6 finalists vie for fiction's Booker PrizeOctober 6th, 2009 6 finalists await Booker Prize announcementLONDON — A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII was the bookies' favorite to take the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday. Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" was odds-on to win the 50,000-pound ($80,000) prize.
Nobel literature judge says award committee has been 'too Eurocentric'October 6th, 2009 Nobel literature judge: award 'too Eurocentric'STOCKHOLM — The new frontman of the Nobel literature prize jury believes the secretive panel has been too "Eurocentric" in picking winners and says there are plenty of American writers who would qualify for the award. Peter Englund's comments Tuesday come two days before the prize announcement.
AP Interview: Nobel literature prize judge says award 'too Eurocentric' in recent yearsOctober 6th, 2009 Judge: Nobel literature prizes 'too Eurocentric'STOCKHOLM — American authors, you may be back in the Nobel running. The most prominent member of the Nobel literature prize jury believes the secretive panel has been too "Eurocentric" in picking winners and said Tuesday there are many American writers who would qualify for the coveted award.
Canadian Stem cell pioneers among possible candidates for Monday's Nobel Prize in medicineOctober 4th, 2009 Stem cell pioneers among Nobel Prize candidatesSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Two Canadian scientists whose discovery of stem cells has paved the way for controversial research could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, the winners of which will be announced Monday. Ernest McCulloch and James Till won the prestigious Lasker Award in 2005 and experts say they could also be among the front-runners for a Nobel for their early 1970's identification of the regenerative cells.
Facts about next week's Nobel Prize announcementsOctober 2nd, 2009 Facts about next week's Nobel Prize announcementsThe winners of the 2009 Nobel Prizes will be announced in the next two weeks, starting with the medicine prize on Monday. Here are some brief explanations of how the award winners are picked and announced.
Will Smith to host Nobel Peace Prize concertSeptember 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Will Smith will host this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert with his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The couple said hosting the show would be an awe-inspiring experience.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to co-host Nobel Peace Prize ConcertSeptember 30th, 2009 Will and Jada Pinkett Smith to host Nobel concertOSLO, Norway — American rap artist and actor Will Smith and his wife, the actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, organizers said Wednesday. The Dec. 11 show — a day after the award ceremony — will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Amadou & Mariam, a blues and jazz duet from Mali.
Italian author Claudio Magris to receive German literary prizeJune 18th, 2009 Italian author to receive German literary prizeBERLIN — Italian author Claudio Magris will receive the top award of the Frankfurt Book Fair this fall, the jury announced Thursday. The jury that selects the winner of the annual Frankfurt Booksellers Peace Prize praised Magris' unique engagement with "the cohabitation and cooperation between different cultures."
Magris, 70, often considered a contender for the Nobel prize in literature, is best known for his works "Danube" and "Microcosms." Born in the Italian port town of Trieste, he has written extensively about Germany, central Europe and his native Italy.
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