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Jean-Paul Sartre, a French writer and philosopher, refused the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. He declined the award due to his belief that writers should not align themselves with institutions or accept accolades that could compromise their independence.
Boris Pasternak
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French writer Jean-Paul Sartre .
The French writer Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, the only person ever to have done so. He explained that his personal belief was that writers should not accept awards which could prejudice their artistic freedom. Le Duc Tho also refused the Peace Prize in 1973 4 others were obliged to decline by their governments, including Boris Pasternak (Literature Prize 1958)
Jean-Paul Sartre, a renowned French philosopher and writer, declined the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. He refused the prize on the grounds that he did not believe in accepting official honors or awards.
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer who won the Nobel prize for literature.
Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel prize for literature in 2010.
Rabindra Nath Tagore
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1905 was awarded to Henryk Sienkiewicz because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer.
The first writer from Kerala nominated for the Nobel Prize was Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. He was a renowned Malayalam writer known for his contributions to Indian literature.
Octavio Paz
Halldór Kiljan Laxness
The Nobel Peace Prize is a separate category to the others. The categories are; Physics Chemistry Medicine Literature Economics Peace