[bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901 was Special COllections
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:14:35 -0700
Hi Everyone,
Would you mind moving this discussion to the bookshare-discuss
list, please? It is very appropriate for that list, but less so for this
list since it's wandered from volunteering topics to opinion sharing.
Thanks very much.
I don't want to kill the discussion. I just want to make sure that new
volunteers are willing to stay and find the discussions pertinent directly
to volunteering tasks. We do tend to lose folks when discussions diverging
from volunteering happen.
Sorry, and thank you.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 5:01 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901
was Special COllections
I prefer Dickens over Faulkner myself, but, also like you, Dickens is far
from my favorite too. It is subjective though. Again, it is fine with me
that other people like Faulkner. It is not fine with me that Faulkner
readers look down on non Faulkner readers as if they were pond scum.
On 3/11/2012 5:37 PM, Cindy wrote:
If you read the criteria on which the prize was awarded to each author you
can see the committee wasn't a Literary snob. My liking for a book is
somewhat like Kim's. I tried to Faulkner but couldn't get "into": him. I
never did like Dickens, and still don't, except for Tale of Two Cities (the
other bks are too depressing fr me. We started watching the recent
Masterpiece Theater production but gave up for that reason. I did enjoy the
Sinclai Lewis book I proofed. It was a long time ago, but as I recall it
satirized society and was was written. The Good Earth got me very in volved
with the characters and,and ofcourse, like any good historical novel with
the China of the time. I did proof one or 2 (2, I think), Booker prize
winners. There your criticism, Roger, of the judging panel might be
warranted. The 2 books were interesting more because of the different
styles of writing--where they placed the characters in time and the very
different construction of the plot and setting. One I found very interesting
on a purely intellectual level; I admired the "differentness ": and
cleverness of what the author did. The other was a sort of science fiction
and I didn'dt like it; it wasn't really xcoherent, imo. and I couldn't get
involved with the characters.Like Kim, I l ike to become emotionally
involved with the characters.
Ihaven't read any Doris Lessing
Cindy
From: Kim Friedman <mailto:kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 1:16 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901
was Special COllections
Hi, Roger, I think it isn't necessarily the snob appeal which might win
someone a prize. I think William Faulkner won for his experimental writing
style and how he tried to narrate the history in a pocket universe he
created, Yoknapatawpha County. Just because he may not be your choice of
reading matter, he must have appealed to some people who really enjoyed his
style of writing and telling a story. It seems to me there are all kinds of
folk who read for a variety of reasons: personally, I read for a good story
and for me this involves caring about and identifying with the characters. I
suppose other people have different criteria. Speaking for myself, I
couldn't enjoy Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse because nothing really
happened in the story. Sure, you found out about the interior thoughts and
feelings of the characters, but for me, this wasn't enough to engage my
interest. I suppose there are others who are first caught by the mechanics
the author uses in telling a story and are willing to ferret out what makes
the author appeal to them. They don't have to like the characters (if any),
but they might be delighted in how the author describes the setting or
his/her word usage. I think what really struck me about Winston Graham (I
don't think he ever won the Nobel Prize) was how his word choice, dialog,
and powers of description got me to know the milieu of his stories, his
characters and the interest the author had in them and how he was able to
make me share his interest. In other words, I like someone who can tell a
story. I think readers of literature sometimes get so caught up in whatever
they're experiencing with the author that they forget about the storytelling
part which is so vital to most readers. I suppose there may be some folks
who have snobbery about what constitutes literature with a capital L, but I
wouldn't say that all English teachers forget about the value of
storytelling. I also think that some works require the reader to have a bit
more life experience so they can be fully appreciated. I think I appreciated
Charles Dickens's works when I was older. When I was required to read Great
Expectations in Junior High, I couldn't really get into the story. When I
read him in my thirties, I was struck by how he used words in setting a
scene and how his characters acted. He was quite theatrical. I'm certainly
willing to concede there may be folks who are snobbish or pretentious, who
might read something because it is the done thing or because they feel they
ought to like something but I don't know that the majority of people are
like that. I don't even know if the "intelligentsia" are like that. Regards,
Kim Friedman.
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:44 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901
was Special COllections
This kind of reinforces my disdain for literary awards. They are based on
the subjective judgements of people who have gotten onto committees by way
of their connections, that is, snob societies. If you happen to share the
tastes of the members of the Nobel Committee then you will agree with their
choices. If you don't then you are likely to think that the Nobel Committee
chooses some incredibly boring authors. I would suggest that if you want to
really enjoy books, that you follow your own interests in reading. If you
want to feel superior to the reading rabble then read the award winners and,
hopefully, you will not be turned off from reading like so many are by
English teachers who assign Literature with a capital L as the only
worthwhile reading material without regard to the students' interests.
On 3/11/2012 6:52 AM, Cindy wrote:
At first I thought you are right; then I began to think that maybe it was
awarded for a body of work, so I went to a Nobel.org site and found this:
so I guess it's not one particular book. For Sinclair Lewis I found this:
Sinclair Lewis
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 was awarded to Sinclair Lewis "for his
vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit
and humour, new types of characters".
for Pearl Buck I found this:
Facts on the Nobel Prize in Literature
On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving
the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes, the Nobel Prizes. As
described in Nobel's will one part was dedicated to ?the person who shall
have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an
ideal direction?. Learn more about the Nobel Prize in Literature from 1901
to 2011.
That dosn't make it very clear, though; does "most outstanding work mean one
book or body of work
I checked the Nobel site for Sinclair Lewis and found this:
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 was awarded to Sinclair Lewis "for his
vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit
and humour, new types of characters".
For Pearl Buck I found this:
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 was awarded to Pearl Buck "for her rich
and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her
biographical masterpieces". , . for Pearl Buck I found this:
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 was awarded to Pearl Buck "for her rich
and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her
biographical masterpieces". and for Rudyard Kipling, this:
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 was awarded to Rudyard Kipling "in
consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination,
virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the
creations of this world-famous author".I also learned that Kipling was the
youngest author to receive the prize ( That year The Jungle Book was
mentioned whenhe won. Doris Lessing was the oldest winner, age 88 (I think
it was 2007, but now I don't remembered, even though I just read it.
I don't hink we'd necessarily have to have all the books a prizewinner
wrote, maybe just one or a few that are representative of the author. It's
odd to hink that The Jungle Book was mentioned when Kipling won when he
wrote so many others--or maybe I'm thinking og pems, like Kim (was that a
book). I know Pearl Book wrot a lot of books about China because I've read
most of them, especially her children's book, The Chinese Children Next
Door). The award mentioned her biographies. I didn't know she wrote
biographies. Her most famous book is probably The Great Earth, but there
were sequels, too which I read--all very good.
Cindy
From: Sue Stevens <mailto:siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:55 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901
was Special COllections
Wow, Cindy! Thanks for all this info!!
Sue S.
From: Cindy <mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:28 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nobel Prize winners in Literature from 1901
was Special COllections
For those who want more information about the Nobel Prize for Literature,
here's some general info,including a list of all winners since 1901. If
anyone wants to make a project of scanning any of the books we don't have
I'd be happy to proof them, although I don't know how we could do
non-English books unless they have been translated. I knosw there'a at least
one Sinclair Lewis book because I proofed it, and Kipling's poetry is
in,because Amy scanned that and I proofed it. I don't know about his novels;
and I'm sure, though I didn't check that The Good Earth must be in.
Here's the info I copied from online:
All Nobel Prizes in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 104 times to 108 Nobel
Laureates between 1901 and 2011. All Nobel Prizes in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 104 times to 108 Nobel
Laureates between 1901 and 2011.
Here's the list:
2011
Tomas Tranströmer
2010
Mario Vargas Llosa
2009
Herta Müller
2008
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
2007
Doris Lessing
2006
Orhan Pamuk
2005
Harold Pinter
2004
Elfriede Jelinek
2003
John M. Coetzee
2002
Imre Kertész
2001
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
2000
Gao Xingjian
1999
Günter Grass
1998
José Saramago
1997
Dario Fo
1996
Wislawa Szymborska
1995
Seamus Heaney
1994
Kenzaburo Oe
1993
Toni Morrison
1992
Derek Walcott
1991
Nadine Gordimer
1990
Octavio Paz
1989
Camilo José Cela
1988
Naguib Mahfouz
1987
Joseph Brodsky
1986
Wole Soyinka
1985
Claude Simon
1984
Jaroslav Seifert
1983
William Golding
1982
Gabriel García Márquez
1981
Elias Canetti
1980
Czeslaw Milosz
1979
Odysseus Elytis
1978
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1977
Vicente Aleixandre
1976
Saul Bellow
1975
Eugenio Montale
1974
Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson
1973
Patrick White
1972
Heinrich Böll
1971
Pablo Neruda
1970
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
1969
Samuel Beckett
1968
Yasunari Kawabata
1967
Miguel Angel Asturias
1966
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Nelly Sachs
1965
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov
1964
Jean-Paul Sartre
1963
Giorgos Seferis
1962
John Steinbeck
1961
Ivo Andric
1960
Saint-John Perse
1959
Salvatore Quasimodo
1958
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
1957
Albert Camus
1956
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1955
Halldór Kiljan Laxness
1954
Ernest Miller Hemingway
1953
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
1952
François Mauriac
1951
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
1950
Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell
1949
William Faulkner
1948
Thomas Stearns Eliot
1947
André Paul Guillaume Gide
1946
Hermann Hesse
1945
Gabriela Mistral
1944
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1943
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated
to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
1942
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated
to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
1941
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated
to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
1940
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated
to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
1939
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1938
Pearl Buck
1937
Roger Martin du Gard
1936
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
1935
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated
to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
1934
Luigi Pirandello
1933
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
1932
John Galsworthy
1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1930
Sinclair Lewis
1929
Thomas Mann
1928
Sigrid Undset
1927
Henri Bergson
1926
Grazia Deledda
1925
George Bernard Shaw
1924
Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont
1923
William Butler Yeats
1922
Jacinto Benavente
1921
Anatole France
1920
Knut Pedersen Hamsun
1919
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler
1918
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the
Special Fund of this prize section.
1917
Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Henrik Pontoppidan
1916
Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam
1915
Romain Rolland
1914
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the
Special Fund of this prize section.
1913
Rabindranath Tagore
1912
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
1911
Count Maurice (Mooris) Polidore Marie Bernhard Maeterlinck
1910
Paul Johann Ludwig Heyse
1909
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf
1908
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1907
Rudyard Kipling
1906
Giosuè Carducci
1905
Henryk Sienkiewicz
1904
Frédéric Mistral, José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
1903
Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson
1902
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
1901
Sully Prudhomme
And here's the list of all winners since 1901
Cindy
From: Mayrie ReNae <mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:57 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Special Collections
Hi Sue,
Is Pulitzer Prize the same thing but by a different name?
If so, you can find the list of books here:
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/collection/31/Pulitzer%20Prize%20Award%20Win
ners
Hope that was what you're looking for!
Mayrie
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:35 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Special Collections
Hi All,
In checking the special collections I do not see the Nobel Literature
prizewinners listed. Am I just missing them, or do we not have them?
Sue S.
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