1954 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style."

1954 Nobel Prize in Literature
Ernest Hemingway
"for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style"
Date
  • 28 October 1954 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1954
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
Hosted byAnders Österling
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website

Following William Faulkner in 1949, Hemingway is the fifth American to be a recipient of the prize.

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