The Nobel Prize in Literature 1931-1940
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1931
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 was awarded to Erik Axel Karlfeldt “The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt”. Erik Axel Karlfeldt was awarded the Nobel Prize posthumously. From 1974, the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Nobel Prize cannot be awarded posthumously.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1932
John Galsworthy “for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga”.
John Galsworthy
Born: 14 August 1867, Kingston Hill, United Kingdom.
Died: 31 January 1933, London, United Kingdom.
Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom.
Language: English.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1933
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin “for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing”.
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin.
Born: 22 October 1870, Voronezh, Russia.
Died: 8 November 1953, Paris, France.
Language: Russian.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1934
Luigi Pirandello “for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art”.
Luigi Pirandello.
Born: 28 June 1867, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
Died: 10 December 1936, Rome, Italy.
Residence at the time of the award: Italy.
Language: Italian.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1935
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1936
Eugene Gladstone O’Neill “for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy”.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1937
Roger Martin du Gard “for the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflict as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel-cycle Les Thibault”.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938
Pearl Buck “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces”.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939
Frans Eemil Sillanpää “for his deep understanding of his country’s peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature”.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1940
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.