<P> The Nobel Prize in Literature ( Swedish : Nobelpriset i litteratur ) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually , since 1901 , to an author from any country who has , in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel , produced `` in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction '' ( original Swedish : `` den som inom litteraturen har producerat det mest framstående verket i en idealisk riktning '' ) . Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly noteworthy , the award is based on an author 's body of work as a whole . The Swedish Academy decides who , if anyone , will receive the prize . The academy announces the name of the laureate in early October . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 . It will not be awarded in 2018 , but two names will be awarded in 2019 . </P>
<P> The Nobel Prize in Literature ( Swedish : Nobelpriset i litteratur ) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually , since 1901 , to an author from any country who has , in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel , produced `` in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction '' ( original Swedish : `` den som inom litteraturen har producerat det mest framstående verket i en idealisk riktning '' ) . Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly noteworthy , the award is based on an author 's body of work as a whole . The Swedish Academy decides who , if anyone , will receive the prize . The academy announces the name of the laureate in early October . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 . It will not be awarded in 2018 , but two names will be awarded in 2019 . </P>
when was the nobel prize for literature instituted
when was the nobel prize for literature instituted
1901
1901