Austrian Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Austrian Wins Nobel Prize in Literature: "Elfriede Jelinek, an intensely shy, quirky Austrian writer whose highly political works infused with feminism both unsettle and enthrall her readers, has won the Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday."

Dylan's Nobel Nomination Sparks Debate: "How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a ... Nobel Prize-winning songwriter? It's a question being asked increasingly in literary circles, as the annual debate over who should win the Nobel Prize in literature -- to be announced Thursday -- tosses out a familiar, but surprising, candidate: Bob Dylan."



The Nobel Prize is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.