Which novelist was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1986

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The 1986 Nobel Prize series begins Monday and extends for the next four days with announcement of four science awards and the Peace Prize, with leading candidates including BandAid organizer Bob Geldof and the militant environmentalist group Greenpeace. 'A lot of people will be very surprised at our choice,' Nobel Peace Prize committee chairman Egil Aarvik told UPI. 'But others will say that it is just what we've been waiting for.' Another committee member, Secretary Jakob Sverdrup, said hundreds of private letters have been received in support of Geldof. The Irishman, a former member of the Boomtown Rats pop group, was recently made an honorary knight of the British empire for his role in organizing a 1985 worldwide rock 'n' roll fundraiser on behalf of starving Africans. Geldof was also considered a favorite last year, but his nomination by the present Norwegian Minister of the Environment Sissel Ronbek came too late to qualify for 1985. Instead, the prize went to the controversial International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. The Peace Prize committee, which is independent of -- but appointed by -- the Norwegian Parliament, made its final decision Oct. 3 but will keep the identity secret until Tuesday. Greenpeace, the militant environmentalist group, is said to be another strong contender. Nominated three times before, the activist group leaped into the international spotlight early this year with the sinking by French agents of the Gr...

Holocaust survivors have contributed to global society in a myriad of ways, including holding elected office and political activism. Most often, however, they have made their contribution by raising families and conducting successful careers. The following individuals, however, had their achievements recognised by the Nobel Committee. Polish-born chemist Auschwitz and Buchenwald survivor The Vienna-born theoretical physicist and chemist The Hungarian novelist The Hungarian-born

Beginning with Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, there have been 18 American men and three American women who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In the case of the most recent American recipient, President Obama, the Nobel prizes are bestowed in a variety of categories such as chemistry, literature, and economics; the Peace Prize specifically recognizes individuals who have made strides in negotiation, world organizing, disarmament, humanitarianism, or other efforts to advance peace. Theodore Roosevelt, 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt received the prize in 1906 for his achievements in office. He is credited with negotiating peace in the Russo-Japanese War, which lasted from 1904 to 1905. Roosevelt also made diplomatic strides with Mexico. Factions of the Nobel Prize committee were discontented with Roosevelt's selection, considering him an imperialist for his leadership in the American conquest of the Philippines. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images ) Elihu Root, 1912 Between 1901 and 1909, Elihu Root served as secretary of War and secretary of State. He was later a senator and the first president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. With President Roosevelt, he helped secure territories in the Philippines and Latin America. His Nobel Prize was awarded in 1912 for his efforts to resolve conflict via arbitration. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images ) Woodrow Wilson, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. He was a leading architect behind the Leag...

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NEW YORK— Elie Wiesel, the concentration camp survivor who became the literary conscience of the Holocaust, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday for his continuing message to mankind of “peace, atonement and human dignity.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the 58-year-old author and professor, whose parents and younger sister were exterminated during World War II, as “a messenger to mankind” committed to the philosophy that “the forces fighting evil in the world can be victorious.” “Wiesel’s commitment, which originated in the sufferings of the Jewish people, has been widened to embrace all repressed peoples and races,” the committee said in naming him to receive the $280,000 prize. Honors Fellow Survivors Wiesel dedicated his Nobel Prize to all those who survived the Nazi horrors. “It belongs to all the survivors who have tried to do something with their pain, with their memory, with their silence, with their life,” he told an emotional news conference in Manhattan. “I believe that we survivors have given an example to humankind how not to succumb to despair, although despair often was justified. They (the survivors) and I . . . have tried to use sorrow in order to prevent further suffering.” The Nobel Committee described Wiesel, the author of 26 books and professor of humanities at Boston University, as “one of the most important spiritual leaders and guides in an age when violence, repression and racism continue to characterize the world.” A slim figure with ...

Desmond Tutu’s many awards and honours include the Desmond Tutu, in full Desmond Mpilo Tutu, (born October 7, 1931, Tutu was born of In 1978 Tutu accepted an appointment as the general secretary of the South African Council of Churches and became a leading spokesperson for the rights of Black South Africans. During the 1980s he played an unrivaled role in drawing national and international attention to the Tutu authored or coauthored numerous publications, including The Divine Intention (1982), a collection of his lectures; Hope and Suffering (1983), a collection of his sermons; No Future Without Forgiveness (1999), a memoir from his time as head of the Truth and God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time (2004), a collection of personal reflections; and Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference (2010), reflections on his beliefs about Mo Ibrahim Foundation that recognized his lifelong commitment to “speaking truth to power” (2012), and the This article was most recently revised and updated by