Nobel Prize in literature goes to journalist from Belarus

Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarussian journalist and dissident writer, was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on 8 October 2015, 'for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time', according to the Swedish Academy.

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Politico, 08.10.15: [Opinion] A Nobel beacon for Belarus http://www.politico.eu/article/a-nobel-beacon-for-belarus-prize-literature-svetlana-alexievich-belarus/

The Guardian, 08.10.15: Svetlana Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel prize in literature http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/08/svetlana-alexievich-wins-2015-nobel-prize-in-literature

The New York Times, 08.10.15: Svetlana Alexievich, Belarussian Voice of Survivors, Wins Nobel Prize in Literature http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/books/svetlana-alexievich-nobel-prize-literature.html

BBC News, 08.10.15: Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature prize http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34475251

The Wall Street Journal, 08.10.15: Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Svetlana Alexievich http://www.wsj.com/articles/nobel-prize-for-literature-awarded-to-svetlana-alexievich-1444304784

The Local.se, 08.10.15: Sweden's Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 http://www.thelocal.se/20151008/live-swedens-nobel-prize-in-literature-2015

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