Svetlana Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel prize in literature

Swedish Academy praises Belarusian writer’s work as a ‘monument to suffering in our time’

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Sara Danius, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, calls Alexeivich an “extraordinary” writer.


Alison Flood, Luke Hardingand agencies-Thursday 8 October 2015
The Swedish Academy, announcing her win, praised Alexievich’s “polyphonic writings”, describing them as a “monument to suffering and courage in our time”.

Svetlana Alexievich Wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature by Thavam Ratna