1953 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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Sir Winston Churchill | |
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Presented by | Swedish Academy |
First awarded | 1901 |
Website | Official website |
The 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."[1] He is the sixth British writer to receive the prize, coming after the philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1950.