1958 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the Russian author Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) "for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition."[1] He is the second Russian-language writer to be awarded with such honor.[2]
1958 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 23 October 1958 (announcement)
- 10 December 1958
(ceremony)
Sweden
1901
Pasternak first accepted the prize honour, but was then pressured by the Soviet Union authorities to decline the prize. In 1988, Pasternak's son accepted the prize on his behalf.[3]