The Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday in Stockholm.

Last year's prize went to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and often chaotic novels combine a dark view of the world with sharp humor. The Nobel judges praised his work for defending the power of art in the face of “apocalyptic terror.”

Three science-related Nobel Prizes were announced earlier this week.

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose research helped develop a technique that uses light to better understand how the brain works.

The physics prize honored a scientist for work that helped explain the nature of a rare type of neutrino. The chemistry prize went to two scientists whose research helped explain unusual mirror-image structures in molecules, a breakthrough that has contributed to the development of many medicines.

The Nobel announcements will continue Friday with the peace prize. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.

This year's Nobel prize money is 12 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.2 million. The amount is the same whether the prize is awarded to an individual, a small group of laureates or an organization.