Nobel laureate

Eugene O'Neill — Nobel Prize in Literature 1936

“for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy”

Prize motivation

“for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy”

The Swedish Academy awarded Eugene O'Neill the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).