French literature awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but he declined it, stating that "It is not the same thing if I sign Jean-Paul Sartre or if I sign Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prize winner. A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable form." For most of the 20th century, French authors had more Literature Nobel Prizes than those of any other nation. The following French or French language authors have won a Nobel Prize in Literature: French literature French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French
Sully-André Peyre Sully-André Peyre Sully-André Peyre (1890-1961) was a French poet and essayist. He wrote both in Provençal and in French. He won a prize from the Académie française. Sully-André Peyre was born on 9 September 1890 in Le Cailar, Gard, France. He grew up in Mouriès, Bouches-du-Rhône. Peyre published "Lou Secret", a Provençal paper in 1918. A year later, in 1919, he founded "La Regalido", another Provençal journal, with Elie Vianes. He was the founder and editor of "Marsyas", a Provençal review, from 1921 to 1961. Peyre was the author of many poetry collections and essays. He wrote both in Provençal