Nobel Prize Museum | The 2021 Literature Prize

The 2021 Literature Prize

Selecting a Laureate in Literature is not easy. The Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy chooses among the foremost writers of our age. Their choices are often surprising, sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking.

Now it is time to hear about their thinking this year. Members of the Nobel Committee tell who was awarded the 2021 prize and explain why – and they offer tips on what we should start reading in order to become familiar with the laureate.

Speakers:
–Anders Olsson, member of the Swedish Academy, literary historian and writer
–Ellen Mattson, member of the Swedish Academy, writer

Readings by:
–Robert Fux, actor, Kultuhuset Stadsteatern

Moderator:
–Carin Klaesson, Nobel Prize Museum

Anders Olsson & Ellen Mattsson