The following information can be used as reference for the works that won the Nobel Prize in Literature over the years: The Nobel Prize in Literature was established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel to reward outstanding contributions in the fields of peace, medicine, literature, and physics. In his will, Alfred Nobel stipulated that his fortune should be used to establish a series of awards to recognize people who had made outstanding contributions in various fields. These awards are ultimately managed and awarded by the Swedish government. The winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature are usually over the age of 40. Their literary works are widely recognized and regarded as outstanding contributions to the field of literature. The list of Nobel Prize winners in Literature over the past four years is as follows: - 1901: The Moon and Sixpence by John Hancock Robson - 1902: Henry James 'When the Human Stars Shine - 1903: Thomas Hardy's "tess of the d 'Urbervilles" - 1905: Swedenberg's Black Cat - 1906: Jacob Green's William Tell - 1907: John Kitts 'Requiem - 1909: The Eastern Sea by Edward Arrington Robson - 1911: John Milton's Principle of Freedom - 1912: Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita - 1913: Jacob Preston's The Mysterious Stranger - 1914: Frederick Chopin's Fantasia - 1915: Medicine and Friendship by Frederick Nobel, grandson of Alfred Nobel's heir, John Stuart Nobel