The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926
Awarded on: 1926-11-11
"for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty"
George Bernard Shaw
Born: 1856-07-26 in Dublin, Ireland
Gender: male
Field: Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
Biography
George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.