Women make up half of mankind, but only 18 of the 121 Nobel literature prize laureates. Here is a list of the women who have won the prestigious honour since it was first awarded in 1901.

Tomorrow, the latest laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced as ... with 103 men and just 17 women ...

Written by South Korean author Han Kang and translated by British writer Deborah Smith, “The Vegetarian” masterfully explores ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts ...

It has also been male-dominated, with just 17 women among its 119 laureates ... South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what the Nobel committee called ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of Nobel prizes honoring work in the sciences, the literature award is being ... with just 17 women among its 119 laureates. The last woman to win was Annie ...

The award for peace work went to Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian activist, “for her fight against the oppression of women in ... who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature “for his ...

The Department of World Languages and Cultures Italian program at UMass Lowell (UML) is honored to welcome Nobel Prize nominee for literature Dacia Maraini. Join us for a conversation with Maraini on ...

South Korean novelist Han Kang, 53, the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature this year ... focuses on the ...

Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize Monday for their research into how the nature of institutions helps explain why some countries become rich and others remain poor.