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Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998)
Awarded the Prize “for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland.”Icelandic writer. Laxness was born on April 23, 190……>>more
Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961)
Awarded the Prize “for his y of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted……>>more
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)
Awarded the Prize “for his y of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.”British s……>>more
François Mauriac (1885-1970)
warded the Prize “for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life.”Frenc……>>more
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (1891-1974)
Awarded the Prize “for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questio……>>more
