The Tanzanian writer, the first Black winner since Toni Morrison, was honored for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism.”
Tag: Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Tool to Build Molecules
Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced the effect of chemistry on the environment.
Nobel Prize in Physics Honors Work on Climate Change
The work of Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “demonstrate that our knowledge about the climate rests on a solid scientific foundation,” the committee said.
A Nobel Prize for Stephen Hawking That Might Have Been
A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honored for their discoveries about how heat, cold and touch can initiate signals in the nervous system.
Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere
The Nobel laureate, whose new novel, “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is his first in nearly 50 years, refuses to back down when he senses that his homeland’s freedom is under threat.
Joseph Brodsky Slept Here. The Great Poet’s Cranky Neighbor Couldn’t Care Less.
After a decades-long standoff with the last resident of a communal apartment, a private museum has finally opened in Brodsky’s shared home in St. Petersburg, a rare grass-roots victory in Russia.
Textbooks Featuring Malala Yousafzai Are Removed From Bookstores in Pakistan
Authorities began confiscating a social studies textbook featuring a photo of Ms. Yousafzai, the education activist, after she questioned marriage norms.
Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99
He created the first effective heart defibrillator and co-founded a physicians group that campaigned against nuclear war, earning a Nobel Peace Prize.
How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?
Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.