Harold Pinter

Nobel Prize in Literature 2005

“who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms”

Harold Pinter was a British playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature for plays that uncover the precipice under everyday prattle and force entry into oppression's closed rooms. He is known for a distinctive dramatic style often called 'Pinteresque.'