A comprehensive list of winners from major literary awards around the world and Japan.
Overview
Literary Award Winners
This is a systematically organized collection of winners and winning works from representative literary awards around the world and Japan, including the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Akutagawa Prize, and the Naoki Prize. From pure literature to popular fiction, you can review the achievements of writers who represent their eras. It helps understand important trends in the literary world, including the selection criteria and historical background of each award.
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| code | slug | name | description | awardType | citation | nationality | winner | winningWork | year | session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBL-2025 | nobel-literature-2025 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 | The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art | Hungary | László Krasznahorkai | Complete Oeuvre | 2025 | |
| NBL-2024 | nobel-literature-2024 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 | The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life | South Korea | Han Kang | Complete Oeuvre | 2024 | |
| NBL-2023 | nobel-literature-2023 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 | The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable | Norway | Jon Fosse | Complete Oeuvre | 2023 | |
| NBL-2022 | nobel-literature-2022 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 | The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory | France | Annie Ernaux | Complete Oeuvre | 2022 | |
| NBL-2021 | nobel-literature-2021 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 | The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Tanzanian-born British author Abdulrazak Gurnah. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents | Tanzania/UK | Abdulrazak Gurnah | Complete Oeuvre | 2021 | |
| NBL-2020 | nobel-literature-2020 | Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 | The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glück. | Nobel Prize in Literature | for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal | USA | Louise Glück | Complete Oeuvre | 2020 | |
| AKT-173 | akutagawa-prize-173 | Akutagawa Prize 173rd | The 173rd Akutagawa Prize (first half of 2025) had no winner. | Akutagawa Prize | No winner was selected | - | No winner | - | 2025 | 上半期 |
| AKT-170 | akutagawa-prize-170 | Akutagawa Prize 170th | The 170th Akutagawa Prize was awarded to Rie Kudan's 'Tokyo-to Dojo Tower'. | Akutagawa Prize | A work depicting the relationship between AI and humans | Japan | Rie Kudan | Tokyo-to Dojo Tower | 2024 | 上半期 |
| NAO-174 | naoki-prize-174 | Naoki Prize 174th | The 174th Naoki Prize was awarded to Teru Shimazu's 'Cafe no Kaerimichi'. | Naoki Prize | An outstanding work of popular literature | Japan | Teru Shimazu | Cafe no Kaerimichi | 2026 | 上半期 |
| NAO-172 | naoki-prize-172 | Naoki Prize 172nd | The 172nd Naoki Prize was awarded to Arata Iyo's 'Ai wo Tsugu Umi'. | Naoki Prize | An outstanding work of popular literature | Japan | Arata Iyo | Ai wo Tsugu Umi | 2025 | 上半期 |
| NAO-171 | naoki-prize-171 | Naoki Prize 171st | The 171st Naoki Prize was awarded to Michi Iho's 'Tsumidemic'. | Naoki Prize | An outstanding work of popular literature | Japan | Michi Iho | Tsumidemic | 2024 | 下半期 |
- All Nobel Prizes in Literature - NobelPrize.org official
- Akutagawa Prize - Bungeishunju official
- Naoki Prize - Bungeishunju official
- Akutagawa Prize - Historical Winners reference
- Naoki Prize - All Winning Works reference