1928 Nobel Prize in Literature

1928 Nobel Prize in Literature
Sigrid Undset
"principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages."
Date
  • 13 November 1928 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1928
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) "principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages."[1][2] She is the third female recipient of the literature prize.

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ "MME. SIGRID UNDSET WINS NOBEL PRIZE; She Is Third Norwegian Author to Receive Coveted Honor for Literature. BERGSON ALSO A WINNER Frenchman, Gets Similar Award Held Over From 1927--Germans Get Chemistry Prizes". New York Times. 14 November 1928.