Kitab Khana - Jean-Paul Sartre explained his refusal to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature in a statement made to the Swedish Press on 22 October 1964, which appeared in 'Le Monde'.
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Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: October 22: The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but rejected it in 1964.
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October 22, 1964: Jean-Paul Sartre Becomes the First Person to Decline the Nobel Prize – The Marginalian
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October 22, 1964: Jean-Paul Sartre Becomes the First Person to Decline the Nobel Prize – The Marginalian
Malta Libraries - Did you know? ⁉️🤔📖 On this day in 1964, #JeanPaulSartre (1905-1980) became the first person to decline the coveted #NobelPrize for literature. Sartre said that he always refused official
![Sartre Awarded Nobel Prize, but Rejects It; Existentialist Thinks His Writings Would. Be Compromised; $53,000 Will Revert to Fund, Swedish Academy Says - The New York Times Sartre Awarded Nobel Prize, but Rejects It; Existentialist Thinks His Writings Would. Be Compromised; $53,000 Will Revert to Fund, Swedish Academy Says - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1964/10/23/97426864_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)