malian opposition politician soumaila cisse and two others, both italians, were also freed. freedom, but it follows the release of more than 100 islamic militants at the weekend. one of america's leading poets, louise gluck, has been awarded this year's nobel prize for literature. the swedish academy praised her unmistakable poetic voice and its austere beauty, but added that her work was also full of biting wit. she is only the 16th woman to win the prize. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it came to me one night as i was falling asleep that i had finished with those amorous adventures to which i had long been a slave. "finished with love? " my heart murmured. the words of louise gluck, read by the poet herself. a writer exploring familiar themes like love, ageing, death and humanity. her work had already won plenty of awards, but now it would win the biggest of them of all. the nobel prize in literature for 2020 is awarded to the american poet louise gluck, for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal. louise gluck has publish