1936 Nobel Prize in Literature

1936 Nobel Prize in Literature
Eugene O'Neill
"for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy"
Date
  • 12 November 1937 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1937
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy". The prize was awarded in 1937.[1] He is the second American to become a literature laureate after Sinclair Lewis in 1930.

  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1936". nobelprize.org.

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