Anatole France

Nobel Prize in Literature 1921

“in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament”

Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized by nobility of style, profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament.