1901
Sully Prudhomme : France : Language - French : In special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect.
1902
Theodor Mommsen : Germany : Language - German : the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special refrence to his monumental work, A History of Rome.
1903
Bjonstjerne Bjornson : Norway : Language - Norwagian : as a tribute to his nobel, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspriation and the rare purity of its spirit.
1904
Frederic Mistral : France : Language - Occitan : in regonition of the fresh orginality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenary and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provencal philologist.
Jose Echegaray : Spain : Language - Spanish : in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spainish drama.
1905
Henryk Sienkiewicz : Poland : Language - Polish : because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer.
1906
Giosue Carducci : Italy : Language - Italian : not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces.
1907
Rodyard Kipling : United Kingdom : Language - English : in consideration of the power of observation, orginality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author.
1908
Rudolf Christoph Eucken : Germany : Language - German : in recognation of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life.
1909
Selma Lagerlof : Sweden : Language - Swedish : in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings.
1910
Paul Heyse : Germany : Language - German : as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories.
1911
Maurice Maeterlinck : Belgium : French : in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imaginating and a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the reader's own feelings and stimulate their imaginations.
1912
Gerhart Hauptmann : Germany : Language - German : primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm dramatic art.
1913
Rabindranath Tagore : India : Language - Bangali : because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of literature of the West.
1914 no award
1915
Romain Rolland : Frence : Language - French : as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of with which he has described different types of human beings.
1916
Verner von Heidenstam : Sweden : Language - Swedish : in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature.
1917
Karl Adolph Gjellerup : Denmark : Language - Denish : for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals.
Henrik Pontoppidan : Denmark : Language - Denish : for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark.
1918 no award
1919
Carl Spitteler : Switzerland : Language - German : in special appreciation of hia epic, Olympian Spring.
1920
Knut Hamsun : Norway : Language - Norwegian : for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil.
1921
Anotole France : France : Language - French : in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament.
1922
Jacinto Benavente : Spain : Language - Spanish : for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama.
1923
William Butler Teats : Ireland : Language - English : for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic from gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
1924
Wladyslaw Reymont : Poland : Language - Polish : for his national epic, The Peasants.
1925
George Bernard Show : Ireland : Language - English : for his work which is mark by both ideakism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.
1926
Grazia Deledda : Italy : Language - Italian : 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.
1927
Henri Bergson : France : Language - French : in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented.
1928
Sigrid Undset : Norway : Language - Norwegian : principally for her powerful describetions of northern life during the Middle Ages.
1929
Thomas Mann : Germany : Language - German : principally for his great nivel, Buddenbrooks, which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature.
1930
Sinclair Lewis : United States : Language - English : for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters.
1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt : Sweden : Language - Swedish : The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt.
1932
John Galsworthy : United Kingdom : Language - English : for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga.
1933
Ivan Bunin : Russia : Language - Russian : for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing.
1934
Luigi Pirandello : Italy : Language - Italian : for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and secenic art.
1935 no award
1936
Eugene O'Neill : United States : Language - English : for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.
1937
Roger Martin du Gard : France : Language - French : for the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflic as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel cycle Les Thibult.
1938
Pearl S. Buck : United States : Language - English : for her rich and truely epic descriptions of peasant life in china and exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature.
1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943 are no award
1944
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen : Denmark : Language - Denish : for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiousity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style.
1945
Gabriela Mistral : Chile : Language - Spanish : for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of hte entire Latin American world.
1946
Hermann Hesse : Germany/Switzerland : Language - German : for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplified the classical humaniterians ideals and high qualities of style.
1947
Andre Gide : France : Language - French : for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight.
1948
T. S. Eliot : United Stated/United Kingdom : Language - English : for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.
1949
William Faulkner : United States : Language - English : for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel.
1950
Bertrand Russell : United Kingdom : Language - English : in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.
1951
Par Lagerkvist : Sweden : Language - Swedish : for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind.
1952
Francois Mauriac : France : Language - French : for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life.
Sully Prudhomme : France : Language - French : In special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect.
1902
Theodor Mommsen : Germany : Language - German : the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special refrence to his monumental work, A History of Rome.
1903
Bjonstjerne Bjornson : Norway : Language - Norwagian : as a tribute to his nobel, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspriation and the rare purity of its spirit.
1904
Frederic Mistral : France : Language - Occitan : in regonition of the fresh orginality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenary and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provencal philologist.
Jose Echegaray : Spain : Language - Spanish : in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spainish drama.
1905
Henryk Sienkiewicz : Poland : Language - Polish : because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer.
1906
Giosue Carducci : Italy : Language - Italian : not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces.
1907
Rodyard Kipling : United Kingdom : Language - English : in consideration of the power of observation, orginality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author.
1908
Rudolf Christoph Eucken : Germany : Language - German : in recognation of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life.
1909
Selma Lagerlof : Sweden : Language - Swedish : in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings.
1910
Paul Heyse : Germany : Language - German : as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories.
1911
Maurice Maeterlinck : Belgium : French : in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imaginating and a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the reader's own feelings and stimulate their imaginations.
1912
Gerhart Hauptmann : Germany : Language - German : primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm dramatic art.
1913
Rabindranath Tagore : India : Language - Bangali : because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of literature of the West.
1914 no award
1915
Romain Rolland : Frence : Language - French : as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of with which he has described different types of human beings.
1916
Verner von Heidenstam : Sweden : Language - Swedish : in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature.
1917
Karl Adolph Gjellerup : Denmark : Language - Denish : for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals.
Henrik Pontoppidan : Denmark : Language - Denish : for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark.
1918 no award
1919
Carl Spitteler : Switzerland : Language - German : in special appreciation of hia epic, Olympian Spring.
1920
Knut Hamsun : Norway : Language - Norwegian : for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil.
1921
Anotole France : France : Language - French : in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament.
1922
Jacinto Benavente : Spain : Language - Spanish : for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama.
1923
William Butler Teats : Ireland : Language - English : for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic from gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
1924
Wladyslaw Reymont : Poland : Language - Polish : for his national epic, The Peasants.
1925
George Bernard Show : Ireland : Language - English : for his work which is mark by both ideakism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.
1926
Grazia Deledda : Italy : Language - Italian : 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.
1927
Henri Bergson : France : Language - French : in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented.
1928
Sigrid Undset : Norway : Language - Norwegian : principally for her powerful describetions of northern life during the Middle Ages.
1929
Thomas Mann : Germany : Language - German : principally for his great nivel, Buddenbrooks, which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature.
1930
Sinclair Lewis : United States : Language - English : for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters.
1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt : Sweden : Language - Swedish : The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt.
1932
John Galsworthy : United Kingdom : Language - English : for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga.
1933
Ivan Bunin : Russia : Language - Russian : for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing.
1934
Luigi Pirandello : Italy : Language - Italian : for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and secenic art.
1935 no award
1936
Eugene O'Neill : United States : Language - English : for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.
1937
Roger Martin du Gard : France : Language - French : for the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflic as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel cycle Les Thibult.
1938
Pearl S. Buck : United States : Language - English : for her rich and truely epic descriptions of peasant life in china and exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature.
1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943 are no award
1944
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen : Denmark : Language - Denish : for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiousity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style.
1945
Gabriela Mistral : Chile : Language - Spanish : for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of hte entire Latin American world.
1946
Hermann Hesse : Germany/Switzerland : Language - German : for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplified the classical humaniterians ideals and high qualities of style.
1947
Andre Gide : France : Language - French : for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight.
1948
T. S. Eliot : United Stated/United Kingdom : Language - English : for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.
1949
William Faulkner : United States : Language - English : for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel.
1950
Bertrand Russell : United Kingdom : Language - English : in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.
1951
Par Lagerkvist : Sweden : Language - Swedish : for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind.
1952
Francois Mauriac : France : Language - French : for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life.
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