Topic: Jean-Marie Gustav Le Clezio

Why Tomas Transtromer won the 2011 Nobel Prize for literature

Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer has been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature with poetry that "gives us fresh access to reality."

Korean literature's rise on the back of "Please Look After Mom"

Will one bestselling novel – "Please Look After Mom" – help Korean literature find its way in the global marketplace?

Mario Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature. Who else won in the past decade?

Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Peruvian author and former presidential candidate received the prestigious Cervantes Prize in 1995 and is the first South American author to win the Nobel since Gabriel García Márquez won the award in 1982. Here are the past decade's winners.

Could the Internet have prevented the Holocaust?

Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet

Photosynthesis may be the energy answer we seek.

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