Belarusian Writer Wins Nobel Prize
Today, at 1PM CET, the Swedish Academy announced that the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich. This is a historic day for Belarusian literature, as Alexievich is the first Belarusian writer to be awarded in this category.
Among 112 winners in literature, Svetlana Alexievich is only the fourteenth woman to receive the award. In 2015, the prize money is eight million Swedish krona (approximately one million USD).
This year’s nomination is the third for the
