[PAR] [TLE] The Dean's December [SEP] The Dean's December is a 1982 novel by the American author Saul Bellow.  The first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976, it is set in Chicago and Bucharest.  The book's main character, Albert Corde, a meditative academic who faces a crisis, accompanies his Romanian-born astrophysicist wife to her Communist-ruled native country, where they deal with the death of his mother-in-law.  This sojourn allows Corde to observe the workings of a totalitarian regime in particular and the Eastern Bloc in general, a perspective which provides him with insight into the human condition. [PAR] [TLE] Nobel Prize in Literature [SEP] Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: "Nobelpriset i litteratur" ) has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of 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, here "work" refers to an author's work as a whole.  The Swedish Academy decides who, if anyone, will receive the prize in any given year.  The academy announces the name of the chosen laureate in early October.  It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
[PAR] [TLE] The Dean 's December [ SEP ] The Dean 's December is a 1982 novel by the American author Saul Bellow . The first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976 , it is set in Chicago and Bucharest . The book 's main character , Albert Corde , a meditative academic who faces a crisis , accompanies his Romanian - born astrophysicist wife to her Communist - ruled native country , where they deal with the death of his mother - in - law . This sojourn allows Corde to observe the workings of a totalitarian regime in particular and the Eastern Bloc in general , a perspective which provides him with insight into the human condition . [PAR] [TLE] Nobel Prize in Literature [ SEP ] Since 1901 , the Nobel Prize in Literature ( Swedish : " Nobelpriset i litteratur " ) has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has , in the words of the will of 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 , here " work " refers to an author 's work as a whole . The Swedish Academy decides who , if anyone , will receive the prize in any given year . The academy announces the name of the chosen laureate in early October . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 ; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry , Nobel Prize in Physics , Nobel Peace Prize , and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine .
Which American author was chosen as the Nobel laureate in October 1976?
Which American author was chosen as the Nobel laureate in October 1976 ?
Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow