1953 Nobel Prize in Literature

1953 Nobel Prize in Literature
1953 Nobel Prize in Literature
Sir Winston Churchill
	"for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."
Date	13 October 1953 (announcement); 10 December 1953 ; (ceremony);
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.