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Nobel Prize in Literature

France · Arts / Literature. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1901–2022Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1901

Sully Prudhomme10 December 1901

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for idealistic and artistically accomplished poetry.

1904

Frederic Mistral10 December 1904

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for poetry reflecting Provence and for his work as a Provençal philologist.

1915

Romain Rolland10 December 1915

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for idealism, sympathy, and commitment to truth in his writing.

1921

Anatole France10 December 1921

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for elegant style, human sympathy, and distinguished literary achievement.

1937

Roger Martin du Gard10 December 1937

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for truthful depictions of human conflict in Les Thibault.

2022

Annie Ernaux10 December 2022

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is honoured for examining memory, estrangement, and collective restraints with courage and precision.

Names involved

Anatole FranceAnnie ErnauxFrederic MistralRoger Martin du GardRomain RollandSully Prudhomme

Provenance

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