120 Literature Nobels Challenge: first 30 years of famous, favourite & forgotten

Since 1901, 120 writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Some remain famous. Some are your favourites. Many are now forgotten.

Until October, I will sample them all and share with you the intriguing stories and best writing that I find. The 120 Nobels Challenge will give you a little inspiration for your reading list - some different literature to make sense of a crazy world.

And the world sure is crazy right now. To get some perspective, to find some peace of mind, one of the best things we can all do is to read some quality history and literature.

And the Nobel Prize for Literature is a window onto quality world literature and the surprising histories behind the Prize.

Joining me on the 120 Nobels Challenge is like drilling an ice core through the cultural history of the modern world. What will we find?

In this first workshop on the first three decades of the Nobel Prize I share:

• My story of using the Nobel Prize to learn about world literature and history

• What you get from this challenge, this experiment in reading

• My highlights and surprises from researching the Nobel Laureates 1901-1929

• Reader and viewer comments on the 120 Nobels Challenge

You can refer back to my stories of the Nobels through these posts:

• Forgotten, Famous and Favourite Nobel Literature Prize Winners (1901-1906)

• Forgotten, Famous and Favourite Nobel Literature Prize Winners (1907 to 1913)

• Forgotten, Famous and Favourite Nobel Literature Prize Winners (1915-21)

• Forgotten, Famous and Favourite Nobel Literature Prize Winners (1922-28)

• Forgotten, Famous and Favourite Nobel Literature Prize Winners (1929-36)

You can also check my past podcasts on the Nobel Prize, right here on Substack:

• History of the Nobel Prize for Literature and 2022 Winner Annie Ernaux

• Why read Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature?

• Why read Patrick White, 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature, the Exile at Home?

• Why read WB Yeats, Winner of 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature?

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