1952 Nobel Prize in Literature

20px The 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature François Mauriac Swedish Academy 1901 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1952/summary/ 1952 laureate Mauriac Harcourt 1945 2.jpg "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life." 6 November 1952 (announcement) 10 December 1952 (ceremony) Stockholm, Sweden 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature 1953 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."Nobel Prize in Literature 1952 nobelprize.org He is the eighth French author to receive the prize after the novelist André Gide in 1947. Laureate François Mauriac 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).François Mauriac – Facts nobelprize.orgFrançois Mauriac britannica.com thumb|The Nobel diploma awarded to François Mauriac. Deliberations Nominations In total, the Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee received 57 nominations for 40 writers. 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.Nomination archive – 1952 nobelprize.org The English actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin was purportedly nominated in 1952, but is not included in the archives.https://todayinclh.com/?event=charlie-chaplin-sails-for-england-visa-revoked Charlie Chaplin Sails for England – Visa Revoked 17 September 1952 2 January 2024 Today in Civil History Liberties 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. Official list of nominees and their nominators for the prize No. Nominee Country Genre(s) Nominator(s)1Mark Aldanov (1886–1957)Soviet Union(Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Ukraine)French Fourth Republic Francebiography, novel, essays, literary criticism 20px Ivan Bunin (1870–1953)2Louis Artus (1870–1960)French Fourth Republic Francedrama, novel, literary criticism, essaysAndré Maurois (1885–1967) Louis Madelin (1871–1956)3Julien Benda (1867–1956) French Fourth Republic Francenovel, philosophy, essays, literary criticismHans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962)4Werner Bergengruen (1892–1964) West Germanynovel, short story, poetryHans Neumann (1903–1990)5Jacobus Cornelis Bloem (1887–1966)Netherlandspoetry, essaysThe Dutch PEN-Club6Van Wyck Brooks (1886–1963)United States 1912literary criticism, biography, history, essaysPaul Manship (1885–1966) 20px Pearl Buck (1892–1973)7Albert Camus (1913–1960) French Fourth Republic France(French Algeria Algeria)novel, short story, essays, philosophy, dramaHjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961)8Hans Carossa (1878–1956) West Germanypoetry, autobiography, essaysHans Heinrich Borcherdt (1887–1964)9Winston Churchill (1874–1965) United Kingdomhistory, essays, memoirAsta Kihlbom (1892–1984) Birger Nerman (1888–1971) Gustaf Hellström (1882–1953)10Benedetto Croce (1866–1952) Italyhistory, philosophy, lawAccademia dei Lincei Harry Martinson (1904–1978)11Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) United Kingdomnovel, short story, poetry, literary criticism, essaysHarry Martinson (1904–1978)12Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978) Francoist Spain Spainessays, history, law, novelSigurd Erixon (1888–1968)13Concha Espina de la Serna (1869–1955) Francoist Spain Spainnovel, short storyReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando José María Pemán (1897–1981) Gerardo Diego (1896–1987) Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954)14José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1978) Estado Novo (Portugal) PortugalnovelJoão de Barros (1881–1960)15Edward Morgan Forster (1879–1970) United Kingdomnovel, short story, drama, essays, biography, literary criticismThe English PEN-Club16Robert Frost (1874–1963) United States 1912poetry, dramaEdwin Harrison Cady (1917–2003)17Manuel Gálvez (1882–1962) Argentinanovel, poetry, drama, essays, history, biographySociedad Argentina de Escritores18Jean Giono (1895–1970) French Fourth Republic Francenovel, short story, essays, poetry, dramaSociété des gens de lettres19Enrique González Martínez (1871–1952) MexicopoetryAcademia Mexicana de la Lengua20Graham Greene (1904–1991) United Kingdomnovel, short story, autobiography, essaysHjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961)21Taha Hussein (1889–1973) Kingdom of Egypt Egyptnovel, short story, poetry, translationKarl Vilhelm Zetterstéen (1866–1953)22Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) Francoist Spain Spainpoetry, novelMaurice Bowra (1898–1971)23Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) Kingdom of Greece Greecenovel, philosophy, essays, drama, memoir, translationNorwegian Authors' Union24Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandnovel, short story, drama, poetryEinar Sveinsson (1906–1973) Jón Helgason (1899–1986) Sigurður Nordal (1886–1974)25André Malraux (1901–1976) French Fourth Republic Francenovel, essays, literary criticismJean-Marie Carré (1887–1958)26François Mauriac (1885–1970) French Fourth Republic Francenovel, short storyOscar Wieselgren (1886–1971) Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884–1965)27Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869–1968) Francoist Spain Spainphilology, history100 institutions and individuals Academia Argentina de Letras Academia Chilena de la Lengua Royal Spanish Academy28Charles Plisnier (1896–1952)Belgiumnovel, short story, poetry, essaysAssociation des Écrivains Belges Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique29Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) Indiaphilosophy, essays, lawThe Indian PEN-Club30Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952)Netherlandspoetry, essays, biographyThe Dutch PEN-Club31Jules Romains (1885–1972) French Fourth Republic Francepoetry, drama, screenplayMaurice Gravier (1912–1992) Alfred Jolivet (1885–1966)32Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) United States 1912poetry, essays, biographyAxel Boëthius (1889–1969)33Jean Schlumberger (1877–1968) French Fourth Republic Francepoetry, essaysInternational Centre of the PEN Club34Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)French Fourth Republic France(born in Germany)philosophy, theology, essaysNils Ahnlund (1889–1957)35Zalman Shneour (1887–1959)Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic BelarusUnited States 1912poetry, essaysNaftali Herz Tur-Sinai (1886–1973) Joseph Klausner (1874–1958)36Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970) Norwaypoetry, novelOlav Midttun (1883–1972)37Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971) Netherlandsnovel, poetry, essays, translationThe Dutch PEN-Club38Paul Vialar (1898–1996)French Fourth Republic Francenovel, short story, essays, dramaSociété des gens de lettres39Mika Waltari (1908–1979) Finlandshort story, novel, poetry, drama, essays, screenplay Aarne Anttila (1892–1952)40John Dover Wilson (1881–1969)United Kingdomessays, literary criticismCharles Jasper Sisson (1885–1966) Reactions The choice of Mauriac was well received: "the choice of the Royal Swedish Academy will be generally applauded", Émile Henriot of the Académie française stated in Le Monde. "The writer who is today the object of this consecration, which is equivalent to access to a sort of international and ideal Academy, is worthy of this flattering and appreciable distinction. It comes to reward a very fine literary talent, recognized among us even by those who do not agree on all points with the beliefs, the choices, the enmities of Mr. François Mauriac; and similarly recognized as representative and universally valid beyond our borders."https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1952/11/07/m-francois-mauriac-prix-nobel-de-litterature_2001766_1819218.html M. FRANÇOIS MAURIAC PRIX NOBEL DE LITTÉRATURE Émile Henriot 7 November 1952 Le Monde French Award ceremony speech At the award ceremony in Stockholm on 10 December 1952, Anders Österling, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, praised the artistic qualities of Mauriac's work and said: for everywhere, in the whole series of Mauriac’s novels, are found unforgettable scenes, dialogues, and situations, so mysteriously and so cruelly revealing. The repetition of the same themes could create a certain monotony, but his acute analyses and sure touch awaken the same admiration with each new encounter. Mauriac remains unequalled in conciseness and expressive force of language; his prose can in a few suggestive lines shed light on the most complex and difficult things. His most remarkable works are characterized by a purity of logic and classic economy of expression that recall the tragedies of Racine. (...) Faithful to the truth which he has made his, he strives to describe his characters in such a way that, seeing themselves as they are, they would be stricken with repentance and the desire to become, if not better, at least a little less evil. His novels can be compared to narrow but deep wells at the bottom of which a mysterious water is seen glistening in the darkness.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1952/ceremony-speech/ Award ceremony speech nobelprize.org References External links Award Ceremony speech nobelprize.org 1952 Nobel