There is no prize for African literature
The two Chilean Nobel Prize recipients are poet Gabriela Mistral, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, and economist and politician Pablo Neruda, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Toni Morrison, was the first African American woman to win a nobel prize in literature in 1993
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison in 1993
Toni Morrison in 1993
1950 - Ralph J. Bunche
Although Camus was the first African born winner he did not win the award as an African. He was considered French. The first African born, African winner was Wole Soyinka who was an African writer from Nigeria who won the Nobel Prize in 1986, and was the first African who ever won the award. He wrote an autobiography called, "The Man Died" in 1972.
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace
No, Charles Dickens did not receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature was established in 1901, after his death in 1870.
Yes, he won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1983.
Franois Mauriac won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1952.
Salvatore Quasimodo won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959.