Nadine Gordimer is first South African and the seventh woman to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1991.
Desmond Tutu, the first South African to win a Nobel prize, won it in 1984.
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was created in 2010.
Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and F.W de Klerk for peace, and Nadine Gordimer and J.M Coetzee for literature.
Nadine Gordimer won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991 for her powerful and political writing that captured the complexities of South African society under apartheid. Her work tackled issues of race, politics, and morality with sharp insight and profound empathy, making her a deserving recipient of the prestigious award.
The Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 2003 was awarded to South African author J.M. Coetzee. He was recognized for his "well-crafted composition, pregnant with meaning, while at the same time saturated with a deceptive simplicity" in his novels.
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Nelson Mandela & F. W. De Klerk. They were joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
Gabriela Mistral Pablo Neruda
Desmond TuTu
The South American Nobel Prize winner in Literature Pablo Neruda translated Rabindranath Tagore's works into Spanish in 1924. Neruda was a renowned poet, diplomat, and politician from Chile, known for his lyrical poetry and commitment to social justice.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, musician, and author, and was the first South Asian to be awarded a Nobel Prize (Literature, 1913). In 1915, he was knighted by George V.