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Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont (1867-1925)
Awarded the Prize “for his great national epic, The Peasants.”Polish writer. Reymont was born on May 7, 1867 in the village of Kobielo Wielkie, Polan……>>more
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
Awarded the Prize “for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.”Irish poet and d……>>more
Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954)
Awarded the Prize “for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama.”Spanish dramatist. Benavente was b……>>more
Anatole France (1844-1924)
Awarded the Prize “in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy,……>>more
Knut Pedersen Hamsun (1859-1952)
Awarded the Prize “for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil.”Norwegian writer. Hamsun was born in Lom, Norway on August 4, 1859. At the age of sev……>>more
