(1922 – 2010) Portuguese novelist, playwright, journalist. 1999: Günter Grass (b. Oct. 16, 1927) German Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Sculptor, Graphic Designer, Painter. Best known novel The Tin Drum . 2000: Gao Xingjian 高行健 (born 1940) Chinese-born novelist, playwright, critic, and painter. 2001: Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (born 1932) Indo-Trinidadian-British writer. 2002: Imre Kertész