Poets who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
A collection of poets who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1901
"in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect"
Pays : France
Genre : Poésie
Langue : français
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1903
"as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit"
Pays : Norvège
Genre : Poésie
Langue : norvégien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1904
"in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist"
Pays : France
Genre : Poésie
Langue : provençal
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1906
"not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces"
Pays : Italie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907
"in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author"
Pays : Royaume-Uni
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1910
"as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories"
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : allemand
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1911
“in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers’ own feelings and stimulate their imaginations”
Pays : Belgique
Genre : Poésie
Langue : français
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1912
“primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art”
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : allemand
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
"because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West"
Pays : Inde
Genre : Poésie
Langues : anglais, bengali, assamais, hindi
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1916
"in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature"
Pays : Suède
Genre : Poésie
Langue : suédois
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917
"for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1919
"in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1923
"for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation"
Pays : Irlande
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926
“for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general”
Pays : Italie
Genre : Poésie
Langues : italien, sarde (dialectes du Nord)
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1929
“principally for his great novel, Buddenbrooks, which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature”
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : allemand
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1931
"The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt"
Pays : Suède
Genre : Poésie
Langue : suédois
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1933
“for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing”
Pays : Russie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : russe
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1945
"for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1946
"for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style"
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langues : allemand, italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1947
“for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948
"for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry"
Pays : Royaume-Uni
Genre : Poésie
Langues : anglais, français
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1951
"for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind"
Pays : Suède
Genre : Poésie
Langue : suédois
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1954
“for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1955
"for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland"
Pays : Islande
Genre : Poésie
Langue : islandais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1956
"for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity"
Pays : Espagne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : espagnol
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958
"for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition"
Pays : Russie
Genre : Poésie
Langues : russe, anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1959
"for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times"
Pays : Italie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1960
"for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time"
Pays : France
Genre : Poésie
Langue : français
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1963
"for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture"
Pays : Grèce
Genre : Poésie
Langue : grec
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1966
"for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength"
Pays : Suède
Genre : Poésie
Langue : allemand
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1967
"for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1971
"for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams"
Pays : Chili
Genre : Poésie
Langues : espagnol, italien, portugais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974
"for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1975
"for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions"
Pays : Italie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1977
"for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars"
Pays : Espagne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : espagnol
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1979
"for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness"
Pays : Grèce
Genre : Poésie
Langue : grec
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1980
"who with uncompromising clear-sightedness voices man’s exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts”
Pays : Pologne
Genre : Poésie
Langue : polonais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1982
"for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts"
Pays : Colombie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : espagnol
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1984
"for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man"
Pays : République tchèque
Genre : Poésie
Langue : tchèque
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1987
"for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity"
Pays : Russie
Genre : Poésie
Langues : russe, anglais, italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1990
"for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity"
Pays : Mexique
Genre : Poésie
Langue : espagnol
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992
"for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment"
Pays : Sainte Lucie
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
“who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality”
Pays : États-Unis
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995
"for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past"
Pays : Irlande
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996
"for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality"
Pays : Pologne
Genre : Poésie
Langues : polonais, italien
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1998
"who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality"
Pays : Portugal
Genre : Poésie
Langues : portugais, espagnol
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999
"whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history"
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langues : allemand, anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2004
“for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society’s clichés and their subjugating power”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2005
“who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms”
Pays : Royaume-Uni
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007
“that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny”
Pays : Royaume-Uni
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009
“who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed”
Pays : Allemagne
Genre : Poésie
Langues : allemand, roumain
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010
“for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, and defeat”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011
"because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"
Pays : Suède
Genre : Poésie
Langue : suédois
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016
"for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
Pays : États-Unis
Genres : Blues, Folk, Rock
Langues : anglais, espagnol, latin
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019
“for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
“for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”
Pays : États-Unis
Genre : Poésie
Langue : anglais
to be continued...
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