Hemingway, Ernest: 1899 - 1961

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1954

  • Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature: "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".
  • Presentation Speech by Anders Österling; December 10, 1954
  • Author Banquet Speech. As Hemingway was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1954, on account of his ill health, the speech was read by John M. Cabot, United States Ambassador to Sweden.