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Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich has been awarded 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
08.10.2015 17:46 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature «for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time», Belarus Radio says referring to
BelTA.
As to the report, Svetlana Alexievich was tipped by bookies to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. However, the award was given to Canadian writer Alice Munro.
As to the betting agency Ladbrokes, the list of candidates for the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature also included Haruki Murakami (Japan), Ngugi wa Thiong’o (Kenya), Joyce Carol Oates (USA), Jon Fosse (Norway), and Philip Roth (USA).
Reportedly, Svetlana Alexievich’s books have been published not only in Belarus but also in other countries, such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Japan, China, Vietnam, Bulgaria, India, and others. She has to her name 21 scripts for documentary films and three plays.
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