1966 Nobel Prize in Literature

1966 Nobel Prize in Literature
Shmuel Yosef Agnon and
Nelly Sachs
Agnon "for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people," and Sachs "for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength."
Date
  • 20 October 1966 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1966
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature was divided equally between Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888–1970) "for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people" and Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) "for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength."[1]

It is one of four occasions (1904, 1917, and 1974) when the Nobel Prize in Literature has been shared between two individuals.[2]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1966 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Facts on the Nobel Prize in Literature nobelprize.org