The Nobel Prize in Literature winners of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Octavio Paz · Nadine Gordimer · Toni Morrison. (Updated May 3, 2021.)
The ten writers awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature from 1990 to 1999, including José Saramago, the only Portuguese-language laureate.
Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original
Top 10
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Octavio Paz
Mexico, 1990. The Labyrinth of Solitude.
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Nadine Gordimer
South Africa, 1991. Novels against apartheid.
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Toni Morrison
United States, 1993. Beloved and the memory of slavery.
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Kenzaburō Ōe
Japan, 1994. A Personal Matter.
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Dario Fo
Italy, 1997. Playwright and actor, author of Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
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Günter Grass
Germany, 1999. The Tin Drum.
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Derek Walcott
Saint Lucia, 1992. The epic poem Omeros.
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José Saramago
Portugal, 1998. Blindness; the only Portuguese-language Nobel laureate.
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Seamus Heaney
Ireland, 1995. Poet of the Irish countryside and the Troubles.
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10
Wisława Szymborska
Poland, 1996. Ironic, luminous poetry.
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Comments (9)
Kenzaburō Ōe, menos lido mas enorme.
Saramago, o único Nobel em língua portuguesa, orgulho!
Szymborska, poesia simples e profunda.
Toni Morrison, Amada é um livro inesquecível.
Seamus Heaney, o maior poeta irlandês desde Yeats.
Octavio Paz, O Labirinto da Solidão.
Que década de Nobel!
Günter Grass fechando o século com O Tambor.
Dario Fo, o Nobel mais divertido.