Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1932) Winner
John Galsworthy
ジョン・ゴールズワーシー
John Galsworthy
Pen Names:
John Sinjohn（Pseudonym used for early works (used while his father was alive)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1867-08-14 （Parkfield, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England）
- Died
- 1933-01-31 （Hampstead, London, England） age 65
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kingston Hill (Parkfield) — birthplace → Wingstone, Manaton (Dartmoor) — country residence/retreat → Bury House, Bury, West Sussex — later country home → London (Hampstead) — main London residence → France (volunteer hospital work during WWI)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Writer
- Active Years
- 1897-1933
- Affiliations
- President of PEN International, Honorary fellow of New College, Oxford
- Memberships
- PEN International
- Influenced By
- Ivan Turgenev, Guy de Maupassant, Joseph Conrad
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugeen (preparatory school, Bournemouth) | — | — | — | 1876頃 - 1881頃 | United Kingdom |
| Harrow School | — | — | — | 1881頃 - 1886頃 | United Kingdom |
| New College, Oxford | — | Law | Second-class honours | 1886 - 1889 | United Kingdom |
| Lincoln's Inn | — | — | — | 1889 - 1890 | United Kingdom |
Saugeen (preparatory school, Bournemouth)
Period:
1876頃 - 1881頃
Country:
United Kingdom
Preparatory education in childhood
Harrow School
Period:
1881頃 - 1886頃
Year of Graduation:
1886
Country:
United Kingdom
Noted athlete at school; house captain
New College, Oxford
Law
Degree:
Second-class honours
Period:
1886 - 1889
Year of Graduation:
1889
Country:
United Kingdom
Read law; active in university dramatic society
Lincoln's Inn
Period:
1889 - 1890
Year of Graduation:
1890
Country:
United Kingdom
Called to the bar in Easter term 1890
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Nobel Prize in Literature | The Forsyte Saga | — | The Swedish Academy (Nobel Committee) | 受賞 |
| 1929 | Order of Merit | — | — | Order of Merit (United Kingdom) | 受賞 |
| 1930 | Honorary degrees (multiple universities) | — | — | University of Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Manchester, Dublin, St Andrews, Sheffield (honorary degrees) | 授与 |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1932
Work:
The Forsyte Saga
Organization:
The Swedish Academy (Nobel Committee)
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit
1929
Organization:
Order of Merit (United Kingdom)
Result:
受賞
Honorary degrees (multiple universities)
1930
Organization:
University of Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Manchester, Dublin, St Andrews, Sheffield (honorary degrees)
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Forsyte Saga
1922 Family saga / Social novelA multi-generation family saga portraying the lives, values and conflicts of an upper-middle-class English family, examining money, property, love and social change.
FamilyMoney and propertyClass and social valuesLove and suffering
Adaptations
- [TV series] The Forsyte Saga (1967 BBC TV series) (1967)
Translations
- Translated into many languages (including Japanese, French, German)
The Man of Property
1906 Novel (Forsyte-related)Focuses on Soames Forsyte and his preoccupation with property, portraying conflicts of possession and personal relationships.
PossessionHonor and shameFamily conflict
The Silver Box
1906 Play (social drama)An early play criticizing unequal treatment before the law depending on social class; examines class bias in justice.
Class discriminationInequality in justiceSocial justice
The Skin Game
1920 Play (social drama)A drama depicting the clash between old money and new money; combines comic and tragic elements and was a box-office success in London.
Class conflictEffects of capitalismHonor and shame
Adaptations
- [Film] The Skin Game (1921 film) (1921)
Bibliography
- From the Four Winds (1897, short stories, as John Sinjohn)
- Jocelyn (1898, as John Sinjohn)
- The Man of Property (1906)
- In Chancery (1920)
- To Let (1921)
- A Modern Comedy (1929)
- End of the Chapter (1935, posthumous collection)
Adaptations
- BBC television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga (1967, 26 episodes)
- Multiple stage productions and film adaptations (e.g. The Skin Game, 1921 film)
Translations of Works
- Works translated into Japanese, French, German and many other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist, with elements of naturalismDetailed social and psychological descriptionCalm, observant narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Family and inheritancePossessions and ownershipContradictions of beauty and loveLaw and morality
Health
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Cerebral thrombosis晩年（1932–1933）Impaired his ability to write in his final years; slowed completion of his last work
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Arterial sclerosis晩年Contributed to overall health decline
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Possible brain tumour (not definitively confirmed)晩年Unclear degree of impact; considered a possible contributing factor to death
Legacy
Galsworthy achieved international recognition for The Forsyte Saga and won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for socially conscious plays and multi-generation novels, his work reached new audiences through adaptations such as the BBC television series.
Academic Societies
- PEN International
Archives
- The Papers of John Galsworthy, Dartmouth College Library
In Popular Culture
- The 1967 BBC television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga prompted a major revival of interest
Quotes
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“for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga.”
Source: Nobel Prize citation (1932) (1932) -
"I was so truly and deeply fond of him that I seemed not to have a fair share of love left to give to my mother."
Source: Galsworthy (1919, reminiscence) (1919)
Trivia
- He published early works under the pseudonym John Sinjohn while his father was alive.
- Declined a knighthood but later accepted the Order of Merit.
- His ashes were scattered from an aeroplane over the South Downs.