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The Nobel Prize for literature is given to the person who shall have produced the most outstanding work in the field of literature. Here are four winners, along with the reasons.   Peter Handke

He is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director and screenwriter. He is most famous for his novel about his mother’s act of killing herself deliberately, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for literature.

Kazuo Ishiguro

He is a British novelist, screenwriter and short-story writer. He was born in Japan, but his family moved to the UK in 1960 when he was five. He is known for The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go and The Saddest Music in the World. He was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for literature.

Bob Dylan

He is one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century. In 2016, he was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature and it was the first time that the honor had been given to a musician. He was praised for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.

Svetlana Alexievich

She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. Her works reflected the suffering and courage in her time. She is known for her works about the women involved in World War II and the description of the Soviet Union’s war in Afghanistan.

1.Which of the following is Peter Handke’s famous book?

  A. Never Let Me Go.             B. The Remains of the Day. 

C. A Sorrow Beyond Dreams.      D. The Saddest Music in the World.

2.What is special about Bob Dylan?

A. He was the first musician to receive the Nobel Prize.

B. He tried to explore the human nature.

C. He wrote a lot of Japanese songs.      D. He helped the women in need.

3.Whose book will you choose if you want to read something with a war  background?

A. Peter Handke’s.            B. Kazuo Ishiguro’s.

C. Bob Dylan’s.              D. Svetlana Alexievich’s.