Why didn't Leo Tolstoy win the Nobel Prize in 1901?

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Why didn't Leo Tolstoy win the Nobel Prize in 1901?

I have read somewhere that in 1901 Leo Tolstoy was nominated to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he didn't. I don't know why.

2007-01-04 13:29:53 · 2 answers · asked by Daphne 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

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Probably for the same reason that José Luis Borges didn't win the Nobel Price in 1971 and Pablo Neruda did...

If you get nominated for a Nobel Price, it already means that you are top of the league.
In 1901, Sully Prudhomme won. Because the jury thought he deserved it more. (He was really famous and well-respected at that time in Europe...)
As simple as that.

2007-01-04 13:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by Lene H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Because Sully Prudhomme won it instead.

2007-01-04 21:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋