# The Nobel Prize in Literature winners, 1930–1949

The writers awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature from 1930 to 1949, including Ivan Bunin, the first Russian laureate. No prize was given in 1935 or 1940–1943.

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- Oct 20, 2024 · Мария Васильева
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## Top 15

1. **Luigi Pirandello** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Italy, 1934. Six Characters in Search of an Author.
2. **Eugene O'Neill** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — United States, 1936. Playwright of Mourning Becomes Electra.
3. **Sinclair Lewis** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States, 1930. The first American laureate; Babbitt.
4. **Erik Axel Karlfeldt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweden, 1931. Posthumously; the poet of Dalarna.
5. **John Galsworthy** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United Kingdom, 1932. The Forsyte Saga.
6. **Ivan Bunin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — In exile (France), 1933. The first Russian laureate; The Life of Arseniev.
7. **Roger Martin du Gard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France, 1937. The Thibaults cycle.
8. **Pearl S. Buck** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States, 1938. The Good Earth.
9. **Frans Eemil Sillanpää** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Finland, 1939. Meek Heritage.
10. **Johannes V. Jensen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Denmark, 1944. The Long Journey cycle.
11. **Gabriela Mistral** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chile, 1945. The first Latin American laureate.
12. **Hermann Hesse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Switzerland, 1946. Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game.
13. **André Gide** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — France, 1947. The Counterfeiters.
14. **T. S. Eliot** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United Kingdom, 1948. The Waste Land.
15. **William Faulkner** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — United States, 1949. The Sound and the Fury.

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