Swedish Academy

The Swedish Academy is a cultural institution founded in 1786 to advance the Swedish language and literature. It selects the Nobel laureate in literature.

Nobel Prize in Literature: An annual international award for outstanding contributions to literature, administered by the Nobel Foundation. The Academy selects its laureate each year under Alfred Nobel’s will.
Gustav III: King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792, noted for patronage of the arts and cultural institutions. He founded the Swedish Academy in 1786 to promote Swedish language and literature.
Selma Lagerlöf: A Swedish author whose novels and stories drew on folklore, history, and rural life. The Academy awarded her the 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature, making her its first female laureate.
2018 Nobel Prize in Literature postponement: The Swedish Academy’s decision to defer its 2018 literature laureate announcement until 2019. The Academy’s internal crisis led it to postpone the prize for the first time since 1943.
Swedish Academy Dictionary: A historical dictionary documenting Swedish words and their usage across time. The Academy’s dictionary project records the language it was founded to cultivate.
French Academy: A French institution founded in 1635 to regulate and cultivate the French language. Gustav III modeled the Swedish Academy’s design partly on this language academy.
Tomas Tranströmer: A Swedish poet known for compressed imagery and explorations of memory and perception. The Academy awarded him the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Nobel Prize in Literature controversy: Public disputes over the Nobel Prize in Literature’s choices, standards, and institutional conduct. The Academy’s selections and conduct have repeatedly drawn criticism and debate.
Swedish Academy Word List: A concise dictionary and spelling guide for contemporary Swedish. The Academy publishes this reference to guide standard Swedish usage.
Alfred Nobel: A Swedish chemist and inventor whose will established the Nobel Prizes. His will assigned the literature prize to the Swedish Academy’s selection.

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