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2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary".
Press releaseMo Yan bio-bibliography
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Did You Know?
| 108 | authors have received the Nobel Prize in Literature between 1901 and 2011. More facts about the Literature Prize |
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| 12 | women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature so far. All Nobel Prize awarded women |
| 9 | Nobel Laureates were born in China. See the list |
| 2 | Chinese authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature so far. Read more about Mo Yan Read more about Gao Xingjian |
| 64 | is the average age of the Nobel Laureates in Literature the year they were awarded the prize. More facts |
| 2 | persons declined the Nobel Prize in Literature - Boris Pasternak and Jean Paul Sartre. More about the anouncement of Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize More about the anouncement of Jean Paul Sartre's Nobel Prize |
| 50 | years are the nominees for a Nobel Prize kept secret. Nomination and selection procedure of Literature Laureates |
| 853 | is the total number of Nobel Prize awarded Laureates and organizations between 1901 and 2011. More Nobel Prize facts |
Find the Authors!
EDUCATIONALIn this game, you have to try to find the names of Nobel Prize-awarded authors hidden within a maze of letters.
Try the PuzzleLord of the Flies Game
EDUCATIONALLord of the Flies, William Golding's first novel, was published in 1954 and rapidly became a worldwide success. If you are among the tens of millions of people who read the tale about schoolboys stuck on a deserted island, test your knowledge of the book in this game.
Play the Lord of the Flies Game!Nobel Laureate Interviews
LITERATUREDiscover the stories behind the Nobel Laureates in Litearure. Watch a video interview!
Gao Xingjian, one of China's foremost playwrights, talks about his love for the theatre in this interviewIn this video interview Nadine Gordimer talks about the purpose of writing and the importance of reading
See a video with Wole Soyinka where he discusses the advantage the theatre has in reaching audiences
2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors".
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"It's just such a boost for the people in the lab, they work so hard every day ..."
Listen to an interview with Robert J. Lefkowitz (6:19):
"... If you're really interested in something enough, you just keep working on it ..."
Listen to an interview with Brian K. Kobilka (8:09):
2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
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"... I use atoms to study photons and he uses photons to study atoms ..."
Listen to an interview with Serge Haroche (7:18):
"It's a long way before we have a useful quantum computer, but I think most of us ... feel that it will eventually happen."
Listen to an interview with David J. Wineland (6:38):
2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent".
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"My own personal belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work ..."
Listen to an interview with Sir John B. Gurdon (10:23):
"My goal, all my life, is to bring this stem cell technology to the bedside, to patients, to clinics ..."
Listen to an interview with Shinya Yamanaka (5:44):
Photos of the 2012 Nobel Laureates
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Robert J. Lefkowitz taking part in a Nobel Symposium, May 2011.
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Serge Haroche, Nobel Laureate in Physics (right), in his laboratory.
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David J. Wineland, Nobel Laureate in Physics, in his laboratory.
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Portrait of Sir John B. Gurdon, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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Portrait of Shinya Yamanaka, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
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Sir John B. Gurdon in his laboratory.
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Shinya Yamanaka in his laboratory.
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Literature Prize Announcement
The Nobel Prize in Social Media
Charles Parnot
My former supervisor Brian Kobilka get the chemistry Nobel Prize. Well deserved! -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/vero-charles/649437151/in/set-72157600534534576/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vero-charles/649437151/in/set-72157600534534576/
Bryce Gregg
Picking Nobel Prize winners http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/7774305/Picking-Nobel-Prize-winners
ChemistryWorld
G-protein coupled receptors (GCPRs) are v important as drug targets... read our 2010 feature here: http://rsc.li/VOeUJb (£)
Smuggled Literature
Find out how Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's Nobel Lecture made it to Stockholm
Listen to Orhan Pamuk
LITERATURE2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature Orhan Pamuk reads an excerpt from "Istanbul: Memories of a City".
Listen to the readingWhat is a Nobel Laureate?
The word "Laureate" refers to being signified by the laurel wreath. In Ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were awarded to victors as a sign of honour.
See all Nobel Laureates, year by year
"If I Have 300 Ideas in a Year and Just One Turns Out to Work I Am Satisfied"
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, born in 1833, is the man behind the Nobel Prize.
Languages: Spoke 5 languages fluently at the age of 17.
Professions: Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite, engineer, armaments manufacturer, business man.
Fortune: In his will he left 31 million SEK (today about 265 million dollar) to fund the prizes.
Alfred Nobel - His Life and Work
Read Alfred Nobel's last will
2012 Nobel Week Dialogue
A new free event on 9 December with discussions on genetics and genomics
2012 Nobel Laureates
The process of selecting Nobel Laureates continues all year round. This month's work in the committees:
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace: Nobel Laureates are chosen and announced.
Economic Sciences: Laureates are chosen and announced.
2013 Nobel Laureates
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Economic Sciences: Nomination proposals are received. Deadline for nominations is 31 January.
Peace: Nomination proposals are received. Deadline for nominations is 1 February.