Nobel Prize in Literature timeline

Dec 10, 1901

France

Nobel prizes started in 1901. The awards is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. First laureate is Sully Prudhomme from France.
Period: Dec 10, 1901 to Dec 10, 2012

Nobel Prize in Literature
Dec 10, 1907

United Kingtom

Rudyar Kipling won Nobel Prize in Literature when he was 42 in 1907. He is youngest laureate.
Dec 10, 1909

Sweden

Selma Lagerlöf was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Dec 10, 1913

India

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.
Dec 10, 1958

Russian

Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 but he reject it because he was scared the reaction of the Soviet State.
Dec 10, 1964

France

Jean Paul Sartre was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature and refused it. He was saying that he always declined official honours.
Dec 9, 1997

Italy

Dario Fo is a recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Dec 10, 2006

Turkey

2006 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Orhan Pamuk. He is first Turkish person who wins the Nobel Prize.
Dec 10, 2009

German

Herta Müller was awarded Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009.
Oct 11, 2012

China

Mo Yan was on 11 october announced as winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.The first ever Chinese laureate.

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