Nobel laureate

Elias Canetti — Nobel Prize in Literature 1981

“for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power”

Prize motivation

“for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power”

The Swedish Academy awarded Elias Canetti the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).