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Literary Award Winners - TSV
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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Nobel Prize in Literature
Akutagawa Prize
Naoki Prize
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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