–George Bernard Shaw Shaw was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) for his contributions to literature. The citation praised his ... He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of fellow playwright August Strindberg's works from Swedish to English. read more
Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright because he had no desire for public honours, but accepted it at his wife’s behest: she considered it a tribute to Ireland. He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of fellow playwright August Strindberg’s works from Swedish to English. read more
According to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year, and this statute was then applied. George Bernard Shaw therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1925 one year later, in 1926. read more