1926 Nobel Prize in Literature
1926 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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Grazia Deledda | |
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Presented by | Swedish Academy |
First awarded | 1901 |
Website | Official website |
The 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian author Grazia Deledda "for her idealistically inspired writings, which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general."[1] She was the second Italian and second female Nobel laureate in literature.[2]
Laureate
Grazia Deledda wrote a large collection of novels, short stories, articles, stage plays, and poems. After the publication of her first novel Fior de Sardegna ("The Flower of Sardinia") in 1891, which was followed by Elias Portolu in 1900, Deledda gained widespread recognition and praise around the world. Due to the old traditions with deep historical roots that formed Deledda's upbringing and the unfortunate outcomes of her family members, she developed a strong sense of destiny. Her works frequently deal with themes like uncontrollable forces, moral quandaries, passion, and human frailty. Among her oeuvres that earned her prominence in literature include Dopo il divorzio ("After the Divorce", 1902), L'edera ("Ivy", 1908), Canne al vento ("Reeds in the Wind", 1913), and La Fuga in Egitto ("The Flight into Egypt", 1925).[3][4]
Deliberations
Nominations
Deledda was not nominated in 1926 but in 1927.[5] She received 18 nominations in total beginning in 1913 with the recommendations of Luigi Luzzatti (1841–1927) and Ferdinando Martini (1840–1928). In 1927, she was nominated by academy member and literary historian Henrik Schück (1855–1947) after which she was eventually awarded.[6]
In total, the
The authors
No. | Nominee | Country | Genre(s) | Nominator(s) |
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1 | Avetis Aharonian (1866–1948) | Armenia | essays, short story | Antoine Meillet (1866–1936) |
2 | Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) | United Kingdom | novel, short story, drama, essays | Gerard De Geer (1858–1943) |
3 | Georg Bonne (1859–1945) | Germany | essays | Günther Müller (1890–1957) |
4 | Georg Brandes (1842–1927) | Denmark | literary criticism, essays | Harry Fett (1875–1962) |
5 | Sofía Casanova (1861–1958) | Spain | novel, short story, essays |
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6 | Paul Claudel (1868–1955) | France | poetry, drama, essays, memoir | René Bazin (1853–1932) |
7 | Concha Espina de la Serna (1869–1955) | Spain | novel, short story |
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8 | James George Frazer (1854–1941) | United Kingdom | history, essays, translation | Martin Persson Nilsson (1874–1967) |
9 | Paul Ernst (1866–1933) | Germany | novel, short story, drama, essays |
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10 | Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) | United Kingdom | novel, short story, poetry, drama | Robert Eugen Zachrisson (1880–1937) |
11 | Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1954) | Hungary | novel, drama, essays | Hungarian Academy of Sciences[b] |
12 | Rudolf Maria Holzapfel (1874–1930) | Austria | philosophy, essays | Artur Weese (1868–1934) |
13 | Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948) | Chile | poetry | Enrique Nercasseau Morán (1854–1925) |
14 | Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950)
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Denmark | novel, short story, poetry | Frederik Poulsen (1876–1950) |
15 | Johannes Jørgensen (1866–1956) | Denmark | novel, poetry, biography |
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16 | Hans Ernst Kinck (1865–1926)
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Norway | philology, novel, short story, drama, essays | Sten Konow (1867–1948) |
17 | Willem Kloos (1859–1938) | Netherlands | poetry, essays, literary criticism | Jacob Prinsen (1866–1935) |
18 | Josip Kosor (1879–1961) | Yugoslavia ( Croatia) |
novel, poetry, drama | Branislav Petronijević (1875–1954) |
19 | Pyotr Krasnov (1869–1947) | Soviet Union | essays | Vladimir Andreevich Frantsev (1867–1942) |
20 | Karl Kraus (1874–1936) | Austria | essays, drama, poetry |
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21 | Ada Negri (1870–1945) | Italy | poetry, novel, essays | Michele Scherillo (1860–1930) |
22 | Kostis Palamas (1859–1943) | Greece | poetry, essays | Simos Menardos (1872–1933) |
23 | Paul Raynal (1885–1971) | France | drama | Tor Hedberg (1862–1931) |
24 | J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940) | France | novel, short story |
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25 | George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) | Ireland | drama, essays, novel |
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26 | Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) | Norway | novel, memoir, essays | Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt (1807–1865) |
27 | Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929) | Austria | novel, poetry, drama, essays | Walther Brecht (1876–1950) |
28 | Edvard Westermarck (1862–1939) | Finland | philosophy, essays | Gunnar Landtman (1878–1940) |
29 | Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (1855–1931) | Uruguay | poetry | University of Montevideo[c] |
Notes
- ^ A large number of nominations were made for Concha Espina; those made by nominators who were confirmed as being eligible are enlisted.
- ^ This nomination, originally made in 1925, was moved to the nominations for 1926 while the Committee awaits a translation of Herczeg's work, Az élet kapuja.
- ^ Nominated through the University president and supported by Erik Axel Karlfeldt, member of the Swedish Academy.
Prize decision
Deledda received her 1926 award one year later, in 1927. The Swedish Academy announced in November 1926 that no Nobel Prize in Literature would be awarded with the following explanation:
"During the selection process in 1926, the Nobel Committee for Literature decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria as outlined in the will of Alfred Nobel. According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied."[1]
References
- ^ a b The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 nobelprize.org
- ^ Renzo Rendirome (18 December 1927). "Grazia Deledda Wins The Nobel Prize; The Italian Novelist Who Received the Award For Literature Is a Sardinian Woman". The New York Times.
- ^ Grazia Deledda – Facts nobelprize.org
- ^ Grazia Deledda | Nobel Prize, Sardinia, Novels britannica.com
- ^ a b Nomination archive – Literature 1926
- ^ Nomination archive – Grazia Deledda (Madesani) nobelprize.org