Jean Paul Sartre is selected for the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature for intellectually ambitious writing concerned with freedom and responsibility. He declines the award because he opposes official honours that might turn a writer into an institution.
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Jean Paul Sartre
Nobel Prize history for Jean Paul Sartre based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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Recorded Nobel Prize awards
1 distinct award entry or entries in the World History Database.
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