2013 Nobel Prize in Literature

2013 Nobel Prize in Literature
Alice Munro
"master of the contemporary short story."
Date
  • 10 October 2013 (2013-10-10) (announcement)
  • 10 December 2013
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro (1931–2024) as "master of the contemporary short story." She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the prize.