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WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature is …
The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced Thursday.
WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature is …
The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced Thursday.
Live coverage of the announcement is expected to begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 8. Watch live in our video player above.
Last year's winner was Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai. The Nobel Committee cited his "compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
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