The American poet Louise Gluck became the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020. According to the committee's official statement, the prestigious award went to the Pulitzer-winner «for her distinctive poetic voice,» transforming «individual existence into universal.»
Gluck will also receive a prize of SEK 10 million (over $ 1.1 million).
Previous Nobel Prize winners in Literature include Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, Bob Dylan, Wole Shoinka, and Kazuo Ishiguro.
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” # NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/Wbgz5Gkv8C
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 8, 2020
The names of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Economics Prize winners will be announced on October 9 and 12, respectively.
