Nobel Prize in Literature Laureates Trivia Word Search

Better remembered as a wartime prime minister, this Briton won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writing and oratory.

This American author of 'The Old Man and the Sea' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.

The first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945, was Chilean poet '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Mistral, born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga.

This American author of 'The Good Earth,' set among Chinese farmers, became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1938.

Exiled from the Soviet Union in 1972, this poet later became a U.S. citizen and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987.

The French satirist who wrote under the pen name '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ France' won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Born in Japan but raised in Britain, this novelist of 'The Remains of the Day' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017.

Belgian playwright Maeterlinck, author of 'The Blue Bird' and the 1911 laureate, is known by the first name '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This Bengali poet became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1913 for his poetry collection 'Gitanjali.'

This British author of 'The Jungle Book' became the first English-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1907.

This Irish poet, known for 'Death of a Naturalist' and a celebrated translation of 'Beowulf,' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.

This Romanian-born German-language novelist depicted life under Ceaușescu's dictatorship in works like 'The Land of Green Plums'; she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009.

This author of the novel 'Blindness' became the first Portuguese-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1998.

This novelist of 'Independent People' remains the only Icelandic citizen ever to win a Nobel Prize in any category; he won for literature in 1955.

Born in the U.S. but later a British citizen, this poet of 'The Waste Land' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.

Living in exile in France as a stateless émigré, this novelist became the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1933.

This Mexican poet and essayist wrote 'The Labyrinth of Solitude' and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990.

Japanese novelist Ōe, author of 'A Personal Matter' and the 1994 laureate, has the first name '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This American poet's spare, deeply personal verse earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020.

This American novelist set much of his work, including 'The Sound and the Fury,' in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949.

The 1929 Nobel laureate, this German novelist is best known for 'Buddenbrooks' and 'The Magic Mountain.'

This Norwegian writer, the 1903 laureate, penned the lyrics to his country's national anthem.

This Canadian-born American novelist of 'Herzog' and 'Humboldt's Gift' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976.

This German novelist's 'The Tin Drum' became a landmark of postwar literature; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999.

This Italian poet, associated with the spare, symbolic 'hermetic' style, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959.

This Norwegian author of the novel 'Hunger' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920.

This British playwright, famous for using long, tense silences in works like 'The Birthday Party,' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005.

Born in Iran and raised in colonial Rhodesia, this British novelist of 'The Golden Notebook' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

This Bosnian-born novelist won the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature for works including 'The Bridge on the Drina.'

This Guatemalan novelist's 'El Señor Presidente,' a portrait of a fictional dictator, contributed to his winning the 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature.

This German novelist's postwar fiction, including 'The Clown,' explored guilt and rebuilding after World War II; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972.

This South African novelist's fiction, including 'Burger's Daughter,' confronted apartheid; she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.

This author of 'Snow Country' became the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1968.

This author of the novel 'Voss' became the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1973.

This author of 'Beloved' became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1993.

Best known as a philosopher for concepts like the 'élan vital,' this Frenchman nonetheless won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature for the artistry of his prose.

This French existentialist philosopher and playwright famously declined the Nobel Prize in Literature he was awarded in 1964.

Soviet authorities forced this author of 'Doctor Zhivago' to decline the Nobel Prize in Literature after he was awarded it in 1958.

This Soviet novelist won the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature for his epic 'And Quiet Flows the Don,' depicting Cossack life.

This German-born poet, who fled to Sweden to escape the Nazis, shared the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature for poems confronting the Holocaust.

This French-Mauritian novelist won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work often set among cultures on the margins of Western civilization.

This German-born author of 'Siddhartha' and 'Steppenwolf,' later a Swiss citizen, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

A career diplomat as well as a poet, this writer became the first Greek citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1963.

This author of 'The Vegetarian' became the first South Korean, and the first Asian woman, to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 2024.

This Austrian novelist and playwright, author of 'The Piano Teacher,' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004.

In 1909, this Swedish novelist, known for 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils,' became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

This Nigerian playwright became the first Sub-Saharan African writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1986.

Sharing the 1904 prize, this French poet helped revive the Provençal language through the Félibrige literary movement.

Belarusian writer '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature for oral-history works such as 'Voices from Chernobyl.'

Italian playwright Pirandello, author of 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' and the 1934 laureate, has the first name '_ _ _ _ _.'

This Irish playwright's 'Pygmalion' later inspired the musical 'My Fair Lady'; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.

Swedish poet '_ _ _ _ _' Tranströmer, known for vivid, dreamlike imagery, won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.

In 2016, this American singer-songwriter became the first musician honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature.

This French writer's autobiographical work 'The Years' blends personal and collective memory; she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022.

Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas '_ _ _ _ _,' author of 'The Feast of the Goat,' won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.

A survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, this Hungarian novelist drew on that experience for 'Fatelessness'; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002.

This Spanish novelist's stark debut, 'The Family of Pascual Duarte,' helped earn him the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature.

This Irish poet, honored in 1923, helped lead the Irish Literary Revival and wrote 'The Second Coming.'

Celebrated as a master of the short story, this Canadian author of 'Dear Life' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

Born in Trinidad, this British novelist of 'A House for Mr Biswas' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.

This Tanzanian-born novelist, author of 'Paradise,' explores the refugee experience between cultures; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021.

This novelist remains the only Finnish citizen ever to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1939.

This American novelist chronicled Dust Bowl migrants in 'The Grapes of Wrath'; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.

This Spanish poet's lyrical prose work 'Platero and I,' about a small donkey, helped earn him the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature.

This French novelist's work repeatedly probes memory and the Nazi occupation of France; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2014.

The 1905 laureate, Polish novelist Sienkiewicz, author of 'Quo Vadis,' had the first name '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

In 1930, this American novelist of 'Main Street' and 'Babbitt' became the first U.S. writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

This Chilean poet, who once served as his country's ambassador to France, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.

This Irish playwright's absurdist drama 'Waiting for Godot' helped earn him the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Writing almost entirely in Yiddish, this Polish-born American author remains the only laureate honored for that language, winning in 1978.

Born in Bulgaria but writing in German and later a British citizen, this novelist of 'Auto-da-Fé' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.

Though best known as a mathematician and philosopher, this Briton won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature for his wide-ranging writings championing free thought.

Author of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,' 1970 laureate Solzhenitsyn has the first name '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This poet became the first Czech citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1984.

This Colombian author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is Gabriel García '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This Norwegian author of the novel cycle 'Septology' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023.

This French poet became the very first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate in 1901.

This Chinese author of 'Red Sorghum' writes under a pen name that literally means 'don't speak'; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.

This British author of 'Lord of the Flies' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983.

This poet from Saint Lucia wrote the epic 'Omeros,' echoing Homer in a Caribbean setting; he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.

This Swedish poet's science-fiction epic 'Aniara,' about a spaceship fleeing a devastated Earth, was later adapted into an opera; he shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature.

This Norwegian author of the medieval trilogy 'Kristin Lavransdatter' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928.

Italian satirist Fo, author of 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' and the 1997 laureate, has the first name '_ _ _ _ _.'

This Austrian writer, who co-wrote the screenplay for the film 'Wings of Desire,' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.

This Swedish poet remains the only person awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1931 after his death earlier that same year.

This Polish novelist won the 1924 prize for his epic four-volume novel 'The Peasants,' depicting village life through the seasons.

At just 44 years old, this French-Algerian author of 'The Stranger' became one of the youngest-ever Nobel literature laureates, in 1957.

This French novelist and essayist, author of 'The Immoralist,' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

In 2000, Gao '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' became the first Chinese-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, by then a naturalized French citizen.

Sharing the 1966 prize, this writer remains the only laureate honored primarily for Hebrew-language fiction.

This American playwright of 'Mourning Becomes Electra' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.

Hungarian novelist '_ _ _ _ _ _' Krasznahorkai, known for dense, apocalyptic prose and collaborations with filmmaker Béla Tarr, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

This German scholar won the 1902 literature prize primarily for his monumental multi-volume history of ancient Rome, despite being a historian rather than a novelist or poet.

This Egyptian novelist, author of the 'Cairo Trilogy,' remains the only Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1988.

This Sardinian-born novelist became the only Italian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, honored in 1926.