1933 Nobel Prize in Literature

1933 Nobel Prize in Literature
Ivan Bunin
"for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing."
Date
  • 1933 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1933
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ivan Bunin (1870–1953) "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing". Bunin was the first Russian author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.