The 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the French poet Saint-John Perse "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions
"for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time."
Saint-John Perse (right) at the award ceremony in Stockholm on 10 December 1960.
The 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American author John Steinbeck "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."
1960 Nobel Prize in Literature
…the Nobel committee received 70 nominations including nominations for 58 authors, including Ivo Andrić (awarded in 1961), John Steinbeck (awarded in 1962), Jean-Paul Sartre (awarded in 1964), Robert Frost, André Malraux, Romulo Gallegos, Aldous Huxley, Louis Aragon, Johan Falkberget, Karl Jaspers, Martin…
"for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."