 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Ernest Hemingway | |
 "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style" | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| Hosted by | Anders Österling |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style."[1]
Following William Faulkner in 1949, Hemingway is the fifth American to be a recipient of the prize.
- ^ Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 nobelprize.org