1926 Nobel Prize in Literature

20px 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature Grazia Deledda Swedish Academy 1901 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1926/summary/ Grazia Deledda 1926.jpg "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." 11 November 1926notes The Swedish Academy decided on 11th November 1926 that the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature should be awarded to George Bernard Shaw and that the current year's Nobel Prize in Literature should be reserved for the following year.http://libris.kb.se/bib/8345517 Nobelpriset i litteratur. Nomineringar och utlåtanden 1901–1950 Bo Svensén 2001 Svenska Akademien 9789113010076 1 November 2025 (postponement) 10 November 1927 (announcement) 10 December 1927 (ceremony) Stockholm, Sweden 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature 1927 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."The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 nobelprize.org She was the second Italian and second female Nobel laureate in literature.https://www.nytimes.com/1927/12/18/archives/grazia-deledda-wins-the-nobel-prize-the-italian-novelist-who.html Grazia Deledda Wins The Nobel Prize; The Italian Novelist Who Received the Award For Literature Is a Sardinian Woman 18 December 1927 The New York Times Renzo Rendirome Laureate Grazia Deledda 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).Grazia Deledda – Facts nobelprize.orgGrazia Deledda Nobel Prize, Sardinia, Novels britannica.com Deliberations Nominations Deledda was not nominated in 1926 but in 1927.Nomination archive – Literature 1926 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.Nomination archive – Grazia Deledda (Madesani) nobelprize.org In total, the Nobel Committee received 37 nominations for 29 authors including George Bernard Shaw (awarded for 1925), Thomas Hardy, Willem Kloos, Rudolf Maria Holzapfel and James George Frazer. Sixteen of the nominees were newly nominated such as Arnold Bennett, Paul Claudel, Avetis Aharonian, Sofía Casanova, Vicente Huidobro, Concha Espina de la Serna (with the highest number of nominations), Edvard Westermarck, Ada Negri, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Karl Kraus, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Johannes Jørgensen and Kostis Palamas. Four of the nominees were women: Sigrid Undset (awarded in 1928), Ada Negri, Concha Espina de la Serna, and Sofía Casanova. The authors Gertrude Bell, René Boylesve, Ada Cambridge, Javier de Viana, Fran Detela, Lyubov Dostoevskaya, Sarah Doudney, Sigrid Elmblad, Ronald Firbank, Dmitry Furmanov, Juan Silvano Godoi, John Burland Harris-Burland, Rose Hawthorne, Ellen Key, Sidney Lee, Helena Nyblom, Karel Václav Rais, Jean Richepin, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Robida, Radu Rosetti, August Sedláček, Ågot Gjems Selmer and Carl Nicolai Starcke died in 1926 without having been nominated for the prize. Official list of nominees and their nominators for the prize No. Nominee Country Genre(s) Nominator(s) 1 Avetis Aharonian (1866–1948) Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 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) Weimar Republic Germany essays Günther Müller (1890–1957) 4 Georg Brandes (1842–1927) Denmark literary criticism, essays Harry Fett (1875–1962) 5 Sofía Casanova (1861–1958) Restoration (Spain) Spain novel, short story, essays 20px Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954) 5 members of the Royal Spanish Academy 6 Paul Claudel (1868–1955) French Third Republic France poetry, drama, essays, memoir René Bazin (1853–1932) 7 Concha Espina de la Serna (1869–1955) Restoration (Spain) Spain novel, short story Georges Cirotnotes A large number of nominations were made for Concha Espina; those made by nominators who were confirmed as being eligible are enlisted. (1870–1946) Arturo Farinelli (1867–1948) Ricardo León Román (1877–1943) 20px Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954) 8 James George Frazer (1854–1941) United Kingdom history, essays, translation Martin Persson Nilsson (1874–1967) 9 Paul Ernst (1866–1933) Weimar Republic Germany novel, short story, drama, essays Georg Dehio (1850–1932) Ferenc Kováts (1873–1956) 10 Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) United Kingdom novel, short story, poetry, drama Robert Eugen Zachrisson (1880–1937) 11 Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1954) Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Hungary novel, drama, essays Hungarian Academy of Sciencesnotes 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. 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) Denmark novel, short story, poetry Frederik Poulsen (1876–1950) 15 Johannes Jørgensen (1866–1956) Denmark novel, poetry, biography Hans Brix (1870–1961) Valdemar Vedel (1865–1942) 16 Hans Ernst Kinck (1865–1926) 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) Kingdom of Yugoslavia 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 Charles Andler (1866–1933) Several French professors 21 Ada Negri (1870–1945) Kingdom of Italy Italy poetry, novel, essays Michele Scherillo (1860–1930) 22 Kostis Palamas (1859–1943) Kingdom of Greece Greece poetry, essays Simos Menardos (1872–1933) 23 Paul Raynal (1885–1971) French Third Republic France drama Tor Hedberg (1862–1931) 24 J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940) French Third Republic France novel, short story Kristoffer Nyrop (1858–1931) Kristian Sandfeld (1873–1942) René Doumic (1860–1937) 25 George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Ireland drama, essays, novel Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931) Tor Hedberg (1862–1931) 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 Montevideonotes Nominated through the University president and supported by Erik Axel Karlfeldt, member of the Swedish Academy. Prize decision 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature#Prize decision 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature#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." The postponed prize for 1925 was awarded to George Bernard Shaw. Certain about a rumour that the Norwegian author Olav Duun was going to be awarded the prize in 1926, the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten wrongly announced Duun as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on their front page on 11 November 1926 before the Swedish Academy's announcement of Shaw as the winner later that day, which was a publication scandal in Norway. Duun lost out to Shaw with just one vote.https://olavduun.no/generelt/biografi Olav Duon Biografi olavduun.no Norwegian https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2007-10-02/sorgjeleg-likesaele Sørgjeleg likesæle Fidjestøl, Alfred 2 October 2007 klassekampen.no Norwegian Notes References External links Documentary Article by Anders Hallengren 1926 Nobel