1928 Nobel Prize in Literature

Award 20px 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature Sigrid Undset Swedish Academy 1901 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1928/summary/ Sigrid Undset OB.RP18176b.jpg "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages." 13 November 1928notes The Swedish Academy decided on 13th November 1928 that the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature should be awarded to Henri Bergson and that this year's Nobel Prize in Literature should be awarded to Sigrid Undset.http://libris.kb.se/bib/8345517 Nobelpriset i litteratur. Nomineringar och utlåtanden 1901–1950 Bo Svensén 2001 Svenska Akademien 9789113010076 1 November 2025 (announcement) 10 December 1928 (ceremony) Stockholm, Sweden 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature 1929 The 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages."The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928 nobelprize.orghttps://www.nytimes.com/1928/11/14/archives/mme-sigrid-undset-wins-nobel-prize-she-is-third-norwegian-author-to.html MME. SIGRID UNDSET WINS NOBEL PRIZE; She Is Third Norwegian Author to Receive Coveted Honor for Literature. BERGSON ALSO A WINNER Frenchman, Gets Similar Award Held Over From 1927--Germans Get Chemistry Prizes. 14 November 1928 New York Times She is the third female recipient of the literature prize. Laureate Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset's writing career started by focusing on strong, contemporary women struggling for emancipation. Inspired by her archeologist father, she later turned to writing about the Middle Ages as seen in Fortællingen om Viga-Ljot og Vigdis ("Gunnar's Daughter", 1909) and tetralogy Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken og Olav Audunssøn og Hans Børn ("The Master of Hestviken", 1925–27). Her best known work is Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–1922),200px|thumb|left|First edition cover of Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath by Aschehoug. which deals with themes of honor, religious faith, and the common life shared by women and men in 15th-century Norway. According to the Swedish Academy, Undset brings to life the medieval times with solid historical knowledge, deep psychological insight, a vivid imagination, and a vigorous language. Being a convert to Catholicism, she expressed her religiosity by writing a biographical novel on St. Catherine of Siena and a hagiographical collection Sagaen om de Hellige ("Saga of Saints", 1934).Sigrid Undset – Facts nobelprize.org Deliberations Nominations Sigrid Undset was only nominated in four occasions (1922, 1925, 1926, and 1928). Her last nomination which led to her being awarded the Nobel prize came from the proposal of the Norwegian psychologist Helga Eng (1875–1966).Nomination archive – Sigrid Undset nobelprize.org In total, the Swedish Academy received 48 nominations for 36 writers. Thirteen of the nominees were newly nominated such as Hans Driesch, Ricarda Huch, Felix Timmermans, Theodor Däubler, Armando Palacio Valdés, Rufino Blanco Fombona, Blanca de los Ríos, Anna de Noailles, and Edith Howes. The highest number of nominations (with three nomination letters each) were for the German writer Paul Ernst and the French philosopher Henri Bergson (awarded for 1927). There were six female nominees: Blanca de los Ríos, Edith Howes, Ricarda Huch, Edith Wharton, Concha Espina de la Serna, and Anna de Noailles. The authors Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, François de Curel, Robert de Flers, Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne, Edmund Gosse, Avery Hopwood, Oskar Jerschke, Henry Festing Jones, Juan Bautista Justo, Ladislav Klíma, Charlotte Mew, Barry Pain, Frank Ramsey, George Ranetti, José Eustasio Rivera, Max Scheler, Aron Hector Schmitz (known as Italo Svevo), Antonín Sova, Sir George Trevelyan, Paul van Ostaijen, Stanley John Weyman, Adela Zamudio and Elinor Wylie died without having been nominated for the prize. Official list of nominees and their nominators for the prize No. Nominee Country Genre(s) Nominator(s)1Rudolf Hans Bartsch (1873–1952)Republic of Austria Austrianovel, short story, essays, dramaOswald Redlich (1858–1944)2Henri Bergson (1859–1941) French Third Republic Francephilosophy3 professors of history of philosophy 19 members of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques 16 members of the Académie Française3Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1844)Venezuela 1905essays, literary criticismRoyal Spanish Academynotes Other unrecorded nominations were also made for Rufino Blanco Fombosa.4Georg Bonne (1859–1945) Weimar Republic Germanyessaysprofessorsnotes Georg Bonne's nominations were made by professors from Kiel, Halle (Saale), Freiburg im Breisgau, and others.5Paul Bourget (1852–1935) French Third Republic Francenovel, short story, literary criticism, essaysRené Bazin (1853–1932)6Otokar Březina (1868–1929)Czechoslovakiapoetry, essaysOtokar Fischer (1883–1938)notes cz A. Novak and O. Fischer, as well as other nominating professors, were from the universities in Brno, Prague and Pressburg (now Bratislava), all in Czechoslovakia. Arne Novák (1880–1939)cz7Olaf Bull (1883–1933) NorwaypoetryJens Thiis (1870–1942)8Blanca de los Ríos (1859–1956)Restoration (Spain) Spainpoetry, novel, short story, essaysLeopoldo Eijo Garay (1878–1963)notes spain Blanca de los Rios de Lampérez was nominated by A. Rubió i Lluch and L. Eijo Garay, both members of the Spanish Academy Antoni Rubió i Lluch (1856–1937)spain9Anna de Noailles (1876–1933)French Third Republic Francenovel, poetry, essaysTor Hedberg (1862–1931)10Theodor Däubler (1876–1934)Kingdom of Italy ItalyWeimar Republic Germanypoetry, essaysOskar Walzel (1864–1944)11Olav Duun (1876–1939) Norwaynovel, short storyHalvdan Koht (1873–1965)12Hans Driesch (1867–1941)Weimar Republic GermanyphilosophyKurt Breysig (1866–1940)13Paul Ernst (1866–1933) Germanynovel, short story, drama, essaysRobert Faesi (1883–1972)notes ernst Paul Ernst was nominated by E. Ermatinger and R. Faesi, both professors of German literature at the University of Zurich Edmund Stengel (1845–1935) Emil Ermatinger (1873–1953)ernst14Concha Espina de la Serna (1869–1955)Restoration (Spain) Spainnovel, short storyRodolfo Lenz (1863–1938) Fredrik Wulff (1845–1930)15Édouard Estaunié (1862–1942)French Third Republic Francenovel, literary criticismErik Staaff (1867–1936)16James George Frazer (1854–1941) United Kingdomhistory, essays, translationMartin Persson Nilsson (1874–1967)17Maxim Gorky (1868–1936) Soviet Unionnovel, short story, drama, memoir, autobiography, essays, poetryTor Hedberg (1862–1931) 20px Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940)18Ivan Grozev (1872–1957)Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgariadrama, poetry, literary criticismMikhail Arnaudov (1878–1978)19Vilhelm Grønbech (1873–1948)Denmarkhistory, essays, poetryJohannes Pedersen (1883–1977)20Arno Holz (1863–1929)Weimar Republic Germanypoetry, dramaGerman professorsnotes Arno Holz was nominated by a large number of German professors, several of whom were eligible to make a nomination. Hermann Bahr (1863–1934)21Rudolf Maria Holzapfel (1874–1930)Republic of Austria Austriaphilosophy, essays3 members of the Prussian Academy of Artsnotes Rudolf Maria Holzapfel was nominated by 3 members of the Prussian Academy of Arts. Nominations were also made by professors from Bern, Switzerland and Chicago, Illinois, United States, and others. 20px Romain Rolland (1866–1944)22Edith Howes (1872–1954)Dominion of New Zealand New Zealandnovel, short story, drama, essays, pedagogyFrancis Prendeville Wilson (1874–1950)23Ricarda Huch (1864–1947)Weimar Republic Germanyhistory, essays, novel, poetryJohannes Sundwall (1877–1966) professors from the universities in Switzerlandnotes Ricarda Huch was nominated by professors from Bern and Freiburg, Jena, Berlin, Erlangen, Göttingen, Leipzig, Heidelberg and Munich, and others.24Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (1873–1950) Denmarknovel, short story, poetryFrederik Poulsen (1876–1950)25Willem Kloos (1859–1938) Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlandspoetry, essays, literary criticismAlbert Verwey (1865–1937)26Karl Kraus (1874–1936)Republic of Austria Austriaessays, drama, poetryCharles Andler (1866–1933)27Alf Larsen (1885–1967)Norwaypoetry, essaysAlexander Seippel (1851–1938)28Thomas Mann (1875–1955)Weimar Republic Germanynovel, short story, drama, essaysAnders Österling (1884–1981)29Armando Palacio Valdés (1853–1938)Restoration (Spain) Spainnovel, short story, essaysRoyal Spanish Academynotes Armando Palacio Valdés was nominated by approximately 20 members of the Royal Spanish Academy, and also by a number of professors at Spanish universities.30Kostis Palamas (1859–1943) Second Hellenic Republic Greecepoetry, essays20px Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940)31J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940)French Third Republic Francenovel, short storyRomain Rolland (1866–1944) members of Le Comité Rosnynotes Some members of Le Comité Rosny were eligible to make a nomination.32Felix Timmermans (1886–1947)Belgiumdrama, novel, short story, poetryArthur Boon (1883–1938)33Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)Norwaynovel, memoir, essaysHelga Eng (1875–1966)34Frederik van Eeden (1860–1932)Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlandsnovel, essaysGerard Brom (1882–1959)35Edith Wharton (1862–1937)United States 1912novel, short story, poetry, essaysWilliam Lyon Phelps (1865–1943)36Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (1855–1931)Uruguaypoetrymembers of the Academy of Lima and the Academy of Panama Prize decision The main contenders for the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature were Thomas Mann, the Russian author Maxim Gorky and Sigrid Undset. The members of the Nobel committee were divided between the candidates. Committee chairman Per Hallström pushed for a prize to Thomas Mann, but failed to gain support for the proposal. Committee member Anders Österling supported Gorky's candidacy, while other committee members dismissed Gorky for his "raw" and "brutal" writing. Member Henrik Schück was negative towards all three candidates for estetical reasons. Ultimately Undset was the chosen winner, mainly because of the Nobel committee's appreciation of her novel trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter. Thomas Mann was subsequently awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature.https://books.google.com/books?id=iG5BEAAAQBAJ&dq=undset+nobelkommiten&pg=PT495 Andens olympiska spel. Nobelpriset historia Källstrand, Gustav 2021 Fri Tanke förlag 978-91-8020-371-5 Swedish http://www.kulturdelen.com/2012/09/25/thomas-mann-och-nobelpriset/ Thomas Mann och nobelpriset Alan Asaid 25 September 2012 kulturdelen.com Swedish Award ceremony thumb|Sigrid Undset at the Nobel prize award ceremony on 10 December 1928. At the award ceremony in Stockholm on 10 December 1928, Per Hallström of the Swedish Academy said: Sigrid Undset has received the Nobel Prize in Literature while still in her prime, an homage rendered to a poetic genius whose roots must be in a great and well-ordered spirit.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1928/ceremony-speech/ Award ceremony speech nobelprize.org Notes References External links Presentation Speech by Per Hallström nobelprize.org 1928 Nobel