Svetlana Alexievich tells how she will spend Nobel Prize money
Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich will use the money to quietly write new books.
"I use the award money to buy freedom. I write books for a long time, and that takes money - go around and print. Now I can work quietly without thinking how to earn money," said the Nobel laureate at a press conference on October 8.
Svetlana Alexievich was the first of the Belarusian citizens to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. The award amounts to 953,000 dollars.
"I use the award money to buy freedom. I write books for a long time, and that takes money - go around and print. Now I can work quietly without thinking how to earn money," said the Nobel laureate at a press conference on October 8.
Svetlana Alexievich was the first of the Belarusian citizens to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. The award amounts to 953,000 dollars.