Nobel laureate

Saint-John Perse — Nobel Prize in Literature 1960

“for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time”

Prize motivation

“for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time”

The Swedish Academy awarded Saint-John Perse the 1960 Nobel Prize in Literature for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).