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In 1952, two French writers were shortlisted by the Nobel committee: the novelist [[François Mauriac]] and the polymath [[Albert Schweitzer]]. During the deliberations, committee member [[Per Hallström]] praised the personality of Schweitzer and his outstanding work in Africa, but the decision was passed over in silence due to Schweitzer being on the shortlist for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] that same year. Few days before the announcement, the [[Norwegian Nobel Committee]], responsible for awarding the peace prizes, sent a letter to the [[Swedish Academy]] notifying them of their decision in awarding Schweitzer. |
In 1952, two French writers were shortlisted by the Nobel committee: the novelist [[François Mauriac]] and the polymath [[Albert Schweitzer]]. During the deliberations, committee member [[Per Hallström]] praised the personality of Schweitzer and his outstanding work in Africa, but the decision was passed over in silence due to Schweitzer being on the shortlist for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] that same year. Few days before the announcement, the [[Norwegian Nobel Committee]], responsible for awarding the peace prizes, sent a letter to the [[Swedish Academy]] notifying them of their decision in awarding Schweitzer. With that information, the Academy had no other option but to choose and declare Mauriac as the 1952 Nobel laureate.<ref name=sv>Gustav Källstrand ''Andens Olympiska Spel: Nobelprisets historia'', Fri Tanke 2021</ref>{{page needed|date=April 2023}}<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/themes/literature/svensen/index.html The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and Reports 1901–1950] nobelprize.org</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:54, 23 April 2023
 The 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| François Mauriac | |
 "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life." | |
| Date |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the French Catholic writer François Mauriac (1885–1970) "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life."[1] He is the eight French author to receive the prize after the novelist André Gide in 1947.
Laureate
François Mauriac made his breakthrough with the poetry book Les Mains jointes ("Clasped Hands", 1909), but went on to become as a dramatist and novelist. His works are frequently set in and around Bordeaux, France, and investigate human nature through the lens of Catholicism. The characters struggle with money, self-righteousness, and guilt. As a result, Mauriac has been portrayed as a misanthrope at times, but he replied to this criticism by stating that the repeated messages in his writings about divine mercy and compassion were designed to inspire hope and confidence. His most well-known works include La Chair et le Sang ("Flesh and Blood", 1920), Le Désert de l'amour ("The Desert of Love", 1925), Thérèse Desqueyroux (1927), Le Nœud de vipères ("Vipers' Tangle", 1932).[2][3]
Deliberations
Nominations
In total, the Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee received 57 nominations for 40 individuals. Fourteen of the nominees were newly nominated such as Paul Vialar, Juan Ramón Jiménez (awarded in 1956), Walter de la Mare, Julien Benda, Salvador de Madariaga, Albert Schweitzer (awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize), Werner Bergengruen, and Van Wyck Brooks. Only one female author was nominate: Spanish author Concha Espina de la Serna.[4]
The authors August Alle, Mariano Azuela, Ioan Alecu Bassarabescu, Margaret Wise Brown, Paul Bujor, Romain Coolus, Annie Sophie Cory, Norman Douglas, Paul Éluard, Jeffery Farnol, Gilbert Frankau, Cicely Hamilton, Aaro Hellaakoski, Masao Kume, Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya (known as Teffi), Harold John Massingham, Charles Maurras, Ferenc Molnár, Maria Montessori, Pedro Prado, Josephine Tey, Lodewijk van Deyssel, Louis Verneuil, Clara Viebig, and Roger Vitrac died in 1952 without having been nominated for the prize. The Belgian writer Charles Plisnier died months before the announcement.
| No. | Nominee | Country | Genre(s) | Nominator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Aldanov (1886–1957) |  Soviet Union(  Ukraine) France
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biography, novel, essays, literary criticism |  Ivan Bunin (1870–1953)
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| 2 | Louis Artus (1870–1960) | France
|
drama, novel, literary criticism, essays |
|
| 3 | Julien Benda (1867–1956) | France
|
novel, philosophy, essays, literary criticism | Hans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962) |
| 4 | Werner Bergengruen (1892–1964) |  Germany
|
novel, short story, poetry | Hans Neumann (1903–1990) |
| 5 | Jacobus Cornelis Bloem (1887–1966) |  Netherlands
|
poetry, essays | The Dutch PEN-Club |
| 6 | Van Wyck Brooks (1886–1963) |  United States
|
literary criticism, biography, history, essays |
|
| 7 | Albert Camus (1913–1960) | France ( Algeria)
|
novel, short story, essays, philosophy, drama | Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961) |
| 8 | Hans Carossa (1878–1956) | Germany
|
poetry, autobiography, essays | Hans Heinrich Borcherdt (1887–1964) |
| 9 | Winston Churchill (1874–1965) |  United Kingdom
|
history, essays, memoir |
|
| 10 | Benedetto Croce (1866–1952) |  Italy
|
history, philosophy, law |
|
| 11 | Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) | United Kingdom
|
novel, short story, poetry, literary criticism, essays | Harry Martinson (1904–1978) |
| 12 | Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978) |  Spain
|
essays, history, law, novel | Sigurd Erixon (1888–1968) |
| 13 | Concha Espina de la Serna (1869–1955) | Spain
|
novel, short story |
|
| 14 | José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1978) |  Portugal
|
novel | João de Barros (1881–1960) |
| 15 | Edward Morgan Forster (1879–1970) | United Kingdom
|
novel, short story, drama, essays, biography, literary criticism | The English PEN-Club |
| 16 | Robert Frost (1874–1963) | United States
|
poetry, drama | Edwin Harrison Cady (1917–2003) |
| 17 | Manuel Gálvez (1882–1962) |  Argentina
|
novel, poetry, drama, essays, history, biography | Sociedad Argentina de Escritores |
| 18 | Jean Giono (1895–1970) | France
|
novel, short story, essays, poetry, drama | Société des gens de lettres |
| 19 | Enrique González Martínez (1871–1952) |  Mexico
|
poetry | Academia Mexicana de la Lengua |
| 20 | Graham Greene (1904–1991) | United Kingdom
|
novel, short story, autobiography, essays | Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961) |
| 21 | Taha Hussein (1889–1973) |  Egypt
|
novel, short story, poetry, translation | Karl Vilhelm Zetterstéen (1866–1953) |
| 22 | Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) | Spain
|
poetry, novel | Maurice Bowra (1898–1971) |
| 23 | Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) |  Greece
|
novel, philosophy, essays, drama, memoir, translation | Norwegian Authors' Union |
| 24 | Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) |  Iceland
|
novel, short story, drama, poetry |
|
| 25 | André Malraux (1901–1976) | France
|
novel, essays, literary criticism | Jean-Marie Carré (1887–1958) |
| 26 | François Mauriac (1885–1970) | France
|
novel, short story |
|
| 27 | Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968) | Spain
|
philology, history |
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| 28 | Charles Plisnier (1896–1952) |  Belgium
|
novel, short story, poetry, essays |
|
| 29 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) |  India
|
philosophy, essays, law | The Indian PEN-Club |
| 30 | Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952) | Netherlands
|
poetry, essays, biography | The Dutch PEN-Club |
| 31 | Jules Romains (1885–1972) | France
|
poetry, drama, screenplay |
|
| 32 | Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) | United States
|
poetry, essays, biography | Axel Boëthius (1889–1969) |
| 33 | Jean Schlumberger (1877–1968) | France
|
poetry, essays | International Centre of the PEN Club |
| 34 | Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) | France Germany
|
philosophy, theology, essays | Nils Ahnlund (1889–1957) |
| 35 | Zalman Shneour (1887–1959) |  Belarus United States
|
poetry, essays |
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| 36 | Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970) |  Norway
|
poetry, novel | Olav Midttun (1883–1972) |
| 37 | Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971) | Netherlands
|
novel, poetry, essays, translation | The Dutch PEN-Club |
| 38 | Paul Vialar (1898–1996) | France
|
novel, short story, essays, drama | Société des gens de lettres |
| 39 | Mika Waltari (1908–1979) |  Finland
|
short story, novel, poetry, drama, essays, screenplay | Aarne Anttila (1892–1952) |
| 40 | John Dover Wilson (1881–1969) | United Kingdom
|
essays, literary criticism | Charles Jasper Sisson (1885–1966) |
Prize decision
In 1952, two French writers were shortlisted by the Nobel committee: the novelist François Mauriac and the polymath Albert Schweitzer. During the deliberations, committee member Per Hallström praised the personality of Schweitzer and his outstanding work in Africa, but the decision was passed over in silence due to Schweitzer being on the shortlist for the Nobel Peace Prize that same year. Few days before the announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for awarding the peace prizes, sent a letter to the Swedish Academy notifying them of their decision in awarding Schweitzer. With that information, the Academy had no other option but to choose and declare Mauriac as the 1952 Nobel laureate.[5][page needed][6]
References
- ^ Nobel Prize in Literature 1952 nobelprize.org
- ^ François Mauriac – Facts nobelprize.org
- ^ François Mauriac britannica.com
- ^ Nomination archive – 1952 nobelprize.org
- ^ Gustav Källstrand Andens Olympiska Spel: Nobelprisets historia, Fri Tanke 2021
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and Reports 1901–1950 nobelprize.org
External links
- Award Ceremony speech nobelprize.org
