Author, known for her acclaimed work The Vegetarian, honoured for her ‘intense prose that confronts historical traumas’

Last year, Norwegian writer Jon Fosse won the Nobel, having long been tipped for it. Check out Catherine Taylor’s guide to his work here

Earlier this week, Ladbrokes had been accepting bets on today’s winner (bets are now closed). However, punters weren’t able to bet on one of the listed candidates: Alexis Wright.