Nobel Prize in Literature Reading List: 200+ Books by Award Winners

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In 2025, László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian writer and novelist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve been wanting to read books by Nobel laureates and wish you had a comprehensive list of their works, this Notion template is perfect for you.

I have curated a checklist of over 200 books by all Nobel Prize winners in literature from 1901 to 2025. For each laureate, I’ve included two of their notable books.

What’s Inside 👀

➡️ All 122 Nobel Literature Laureates organised by year

➡️ Notable works that earned them the world’s highest literary honour

➡️ Quick-glance details: Author, country, genre, and why they won

➡️ Track your reading progress with a clean, Notion-ready checklist

➡️ Works beautifully on desktop and mobile

Why You’ll Love It 🩷

Reading Nobel winners can sound intimidating — but this list makes it fun, inspiring, and doable.

You don’t have to follow the sequence. Jump across decades. Discover writers, poets, rebels, and dreamers from new countries.

Maybe you’ll finally read Beloved, see why One Hundred Years of Solitude changed everything, or find a writer you’ve never heard of who changes you.

This list celebrates diversity in literature and a journey of joyful discovery.

And for the price of a coffee, you get a lifetime companion for your reading journey, ensuring that your literary exploration is always within reach.