Olsson said the committee's choice was not a response to recent headlines, and it had been following Gurnah's work for years." I think its just brilliant and wonderful," Gurnah told Reuters when asked how he felt to win the prize.... " It's just great-its just a big prize, and such a huge list of wonderful writers-I am still taking it in," he said.... Winston Churchill won for his memoirs, Bertrand Russell for his philosophy and Bob Dylan for his lyrics....