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Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai Wins Nobel Literature Prize

This is Beirut, 09/10 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. The Swedish Academy honored him "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of ...

Trio Wins Chemistry Nobel for New Form of Molecular Architecture

This is Beirut, 08/10 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Three scientists on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that can be used to capture carbon dioxide and harvest water from desert air, among other things. Japan's Susumu Kitagawa, UK-born Richard Robson, and American-Jordanian Omar Yaghi were honored for their groundbreaking discoveries ...

All Eyes on the 2025 Nobel Prizes: What You Need to Know

Vanessa Kallas, 07/10 18:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The 2025 Nobel Prizes have officially begun, with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarding the prizes for medicine on Monday and physics on Tuesday. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the Medicine Prize for discoveries on immune system function, while John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis received the ...

Nobel Literature Buzz Tips Swiss Postmodernist, Australians for Prize

This is Beirut, 07/10 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Swiss postmodernist novelist Christian Kracht and Australia's Gerald Murnane and Alexis Wright are among the favorites for the Nobel literature prize, experts told AFP ahead of the Swedish Academy's much-anticipated announcement on Thursday. The academy made history last year by choosing South Korea's Han Kang, making her the first Asian woman to ...

Iranian Nobel Laureates, Cannes Winner Urge Halt to Iran-Israel Conflict

This is Beirut, 16/06 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Filmmakers Nobel Prize Iran Israel Conflict Culture

Leading Iranian activists and filmmakers on Monday called for an end to hostilities between Iran and Israel, urging Tehran to stop the conflict by halting its enrichment of uranium. "We demand the immediate halt of uranium enrichment by the Islamic Republic, the cessation of military hostilities, an end to attacks on vital infrastructure in ...

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Novelist Who Became a Writer in France

Madeleine Cadoux, 14/04 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Born in 1936 in Arequipa, Peru, Vargas Llosa left his homeland in the 1950s, believing that true literary ambition could only flourish elsewhere. He arrived in Paris in 1959 at the age of 23 with his first wife, Julia Urquidi, who would later inspire Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. He found a city pulsing with intellectual energy—where Sartre ...

Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Nihon Hidankyo Wins Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 18:44 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors and anti-nuclear campaigners.

Nobel Literature Prize May Honor Non-Western Author

This is Beirut, 2024-10-08 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has largely honored Western writers, but experts suggest the Swedish Academy may turn its attention beyond the Western world this year. With no official shortlist, speculation is rife ahead of the announcement, scheduled for Thursday at 1:00 PM (11:00 GMT). Many believe that Chinese ...

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