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

It covers the history of the Nobel Prize for Literature, some of my favourite winners and losers, and some controversies. I also cover in this episode the 2022 winner, French writer, Annie Ernaux.

This episode begins a mini-series on the Nobel Prize for Literature. There will be episodes in all in the lead-up to the announcement of the prize on 5 October.

• William Butler (W.B) Yeats 1923 100th anniversary (15 September)
• Patrick White 1973 50th anniversary (22 September)
• Olga Tokarczuk 2018 my favourite discovery of the alst decade (15 September)
• 2023 Winner announced on the evening of 5 October my time (6 October)