Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)

"as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1903

Titles under review:

Absalom's Hair
A Happy Boy

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Norwegian authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Bjørnson's works

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846 - 1916)

"because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1905

Titles under review:

Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian

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Polish authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Sienkiewicz' works
Books and Writers
Polish American Center

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)

"in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1911

Titles under review:

Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian

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Belgian authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Maeterlinck's works
Books and Writers
Encyclopedia Britannica

Romain Rolland (1866 - 1944)

"as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1915

Titles under review:

Clerambault
Jean-Christophe Volume I: Dawn
Jean-Christophe Volume II: Morning
Jean-Christophe Volume III: Youth

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French authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Rolland's works
Books and Writers
Encyclopedia Britannica

Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)

"for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1920

Titles under review:

Growth of the Soil
Hunger
Pan
Victoria

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Norwegian authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Hamsun's works
Books and Writers
New Yorker
Knut Hamsun Online
Encyclopedia Britannica

Anatole France (1844 - 1924)

"in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1921

Titles under review:

The Aspirations of Jean Servien
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

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French authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of France's works
Books and Writers
Encyclopedia Britannica

Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

"for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1946

Titles under review:

Rosshalde

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German authors under review
Wikipedia
Project Gutenberg texts of Hesse's works
Books and Writers
University of California - Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies

Pär Lagerkvist (1891 - 1974)

"for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1951

Titles under review:

The Dwarf

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Swedish authors under review
Wikipedia
Books and Writers
Encyclopedia Britannica

François Mauriac (1885 - 1970)

"for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1952

Titles under review:

The Desert of Love

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French authors under review
Wikipedia

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" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1954

Titles under review:

The Old Man and the Sea

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American authors under review
Wikipedia
New York Times Obituary
The Hemingway Society

Halldór Laxness (1902 - 1998)

"for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland" - Nobel Citation in Literature 1955

Titles under review:

The Atom Station

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Icelandic authors under review
Wikipedia