Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972), a Japanese novelist, in 1968.
first Nobel prize for Asian literature
If India is considered a subcontinent, the Kawabata is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968. If not then Rabindhranadh Tagore is the first Asian to win in 1916.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
The author of ' Gitanjali ' is Rabindranath Tagore. Gitanjali bought him the Nobel prize for literature. Thus, he became the first Asian to receive Nobel Prize.
The first Asian Nobel Prize winner for Literature was Rabindranath Tagore from India. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems, Gitanjali.
The five Nobel Prizes are: Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Peace Prize
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.
Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize for literature in 2013.
Franois Mauriac won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1952.
Salvatore Quasimodo won The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959.