Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, artist, and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

Alice Munro received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature for her mastery of the contemporary short story.

Ernest Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature for his mastery of the art of narrative, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.

John Steinbeck received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception.