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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 1911 | Winner | “In appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations” |
About This Book
In appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations
About the Author
Maurice MaeterlinckBelgian
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French and became a leading figure in the Symbolist movement. His early plays like Pelléas et Mélisande gained acclaim, and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 for his imaginative dramatic works, with The Blue Bird achieving great contemporary success as a fairy play. Later, he produced philosophical essays on nature, such as The Life of the Bee, though he faced plagiarism accusations.
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