1962 Nobel Prize in Literature

1962 Nobel Prize in Literature
John Steinbeck
"for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."
Date
  • 25 October 1962 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1962
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author John Steinbeck (1902–1968) "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."[1]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962 nobelprize.org