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1925 Nobel Prize in Literature information


1925 Nobel Prize in Literature
George Bernard Shaw
"for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty."
Date
  • 1926 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1926
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) "for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty."[1] The prize was awarded in 1926.[1] Shaw was the second Irish Nobel laureate in literature after W. B. Yeats won in 1923.[2]

  1. ^ a b The Nobel Prize in Literature 1925 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ "Shaw Will 'Hold' Nobel Prize Money". New York Times. 21 November 1925.

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