First awarded in 1901, only 12 of the 106 writers awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature have been women. The Nobel Prize is awarded in honor of a writer's entire body of work; we have included a few of each authors' works for your convenience, and each page links to more information about the author.

2009 - Herta Müller The Land of Green Plums The Appointment The Passport	2007 - Doris Lessing Alfred and Emily The Golden Notebook The Grass Is Singing The Summer Before Dark	2004 - Elfriede Jelinek The Piano Teacher Greed Lust	1996 - Wislawa Szymborska Monologue of a Dog Miracle Fair: Selected Poems Poems New and Collected
1993 - Toni Morrison A Mercy Beloved Song of Solomon	1991 - Nadine Gordimer Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black and Other Stories July's People Burger's Daughter	1966 - Nelly Sachs Collected Poems I (1944-1949) Collected Poems II (1950-1969)	1945 - Gabriela Mistral Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral Madwomen: The "Locas mujeres" Poems of Gabriela Mistral, a Bilingual Edition Poemas de las Madres / The Mothers' Poems (Spanish and English Edition) Women
1938 - Pearl Buck Pavilion of Women The Good Earth The Living Reed	1928 - Sigrid Undset Kristin Lavransdatter Vol I-III The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1 The Snake Pit: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 2	1926 - Grazia Deledda The Church of Solitude Reeds in the Wind Cosima	1909 - Selma Lagerlöf The Saga of Gösta Berling The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The Treasure Liliecrona's Home: A Novel