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UGC NET English Literature学习材料中整理了诺贝尔文学奖的权威信息与要点，覆盖奖项的设立背景、每年颁发规则、授予对象范围，以及“以整体贡献为依据”的评审原则。内容进一步说明由瑞典文学院决定获奖者，列出奖项组成（奖章、证书与奖金），并给出可共享但有名额限制的规则。同时补充年轻与年长获奖者、追授案例以及拒绝领奖的作家实例与年份，便于考前复习与答题。

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Nobel Prize in Literature

Basic Information and Eligibility

Who Decides Who Wins

Prize Details and Sharing Rules

Important Facts and Records

Writers Who Declined the Nobel

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EnglishLiterature ,LiteraryTheory, CulturalStudies | | | | For more study resources, PDFs, classes and guidance for UGC NET English Literature English Literature by Ayesha Ma’am [t.me/UGCNETEnglishByAyes](t.me/UGCNETEnglishByAyes)haMaam Nobel Prize in Literature ▪ The Nobel Prize in Literature, is a Swedish literature prize ▪ awarded annually ▪ since 1901 ▪ to an author from any country ▪ who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction“. Nobel Prize in Literature Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly noteworthy, the award is based on an author's body of work as a whole. WHO DECIDES WHO WINS? The Swedish Academy decides who, if anyone, will receive the prize. Nobel Prize in Literature It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 . Alfred Nobel stipulated in his last will and testament that his money be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind" in physics, chemistry, peace, physiology or medicine, and literature. Nobel Prize in Literature ▪ A Literature Nobel Prize laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma bearing a citation, anda sum of money. ▪ FACT: The literature prize can be shared between two, but not three, laureates. ▪ If a prize is awarded jointly, the prize money is split equally between them. Important Facts about the Nobel Prize in Literature ▪ Youngest Nobel laureate: Rudyard Kipling He was 41 years old. (1907) ▪ Oldest Nobel laureate: Doris Lessing. She was 88. (2007) ▪ Posthumously Awarded: It has been awarded posthumously once, to Erik Axel Karlfeldt.(1931) Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 – 1931) ▪ Swedish poet ▪ 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously ▪ Had refused to accept it when offered in 1919 Writers who declined the Nobel: Three writers have declined the prize, Erik Axel Karlfeldt in 1919, Boris Pasternak in 1958 ("Accepted first, later caused by the authorities of his country (Soviet Union) to decline the Prize", according to the Nobel Foundation) and Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964.

FAQs

诺贝尔文学奖从什么时候开始、每年是否颁发？

诺贝尔文学奖自1901年开始并且每年颁发。

诺贝尔文学奖的获奖依据是什么？

获奖基于作者整体的作品，而不仅仅是某一部单独作品。

谁决定诺贝尔文学奖的获奖者？奖项能否在多人之间分享？

由瑞典文学院决定是否以及由谁获得该奖。文学奖可以在两位获奖者之间分享，但不能在三位之间分享；若共同获奖奖金在两人间平分。

文中列出了哪些“重要记录”与“拒绝领奖”的例子？

文中给出最年轻获奖者（Rudyard Kipling，41岁，1907）、最年长获奖者（Doris Lessing，88岁，2007）以及一次追授的案例（Erik Axel Karlfeldt，1931）。同时提到三位曾拒绝该奖的人：Karlfeldt（1919）、Boris Pasternak（1958）与Jean-Paul Sartre（1964）。

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