1958 Nobel Prize in Literature

1958 Nobel Prize in Literature
Boris Pasternak
"for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition."
Date
  • 23 October 1958 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1958
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm
CountrySweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the Russian author Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) "for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition."[1] He is the second Russian-language writer to be awarded with such honor.[2]

Pasternak first accepted the prize honour, but was then pressured by the Soviet Union authorities to decline the prize. In 1988, Pasternak's son accepted the prize on his behalf.[3]

  1. ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1958". nobelprize.org.
  2. ^ Werner Wiskari (24 October 1958). "Nobel Prize Goes to Pasternak; Russian's 'Zhivago' Still Unpublished in Soviet Union". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ Corinne Segal (29 October 2020). "When Boris Pasternak Under Fire From Soviet Authorities Turned Down a Nobel Prize". lithub.com.