1956 Nobel Prize in Literature

1956 Nobel Prize in Literature
Juan Ramón Jiménez
"for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity."
Date
  • 25 October 1956 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1956
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958) "for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity"[1] He is the third Spanish recipient of the prize after the dramatist Jacinto Benavente in 1922.

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in literature 1956 nobelprize.org