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1949 Nobel Prize in Literature information


1949 Nobel Prize in Literature
William Faulkner
"for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel."
Date
  • 10 November 1950 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1950
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the American author William Faulkner (1897–1962) "for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel."[1] The prize was awarded the following year on October 1950. The Nobel Committee for Literature had decided that none of the nominations for 1949 met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel, and the prize was reserved until the following year.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Nobel Prize in Literature 1949". nobelprize.org.

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