2002 Nobel Prize in Literature

2002 Nobel Prize in Literature
Imre Kertész
"for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history."
Date
  • 10 October 2002 (2002-10-10) (announcement)
  • 10 December 2002
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

The 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Hungarian novelist Imre Kertész (1929–2016) "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history." He was the only Nobel Prize in Literature recipient from Hungary until 2025 when László Krasznahorkai won.

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