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Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
Awarded the Prize “for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation.”Irish dramat……>>more
Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972)
Awarded the Prize “for his narrative y, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind.”Japanese author. Kawabata was born o……>>more
Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974)
Awarded the Prize “for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America.”Guatemal……>>more
Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970)
Awarded the Prize “for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people.”Israeli novelist. Agnon was born o……>>more
Nelly Sachs (1891-1970)
Awarded the Prize “for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel’s destiny with touching strength.”Swedish poet, dramati……>>more
Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (1905-1984)
Awarded the Prize “for the artistic power and integrity with which, in his epic of the Don, he has given expression to a historic phase in the life of……>>more
