Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Photo taken June 9, 2015, shows Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich, who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature on Oct. 8, 2015. The 67-year-old Alexievich, known for her nonfiction works on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, became the 14th female Nobel laureate in literature, with the prize judges hailing her works as "a monument to suffering and courage in our time." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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