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-sur-Loire until the 20th century. King Louis XIV, his mother Queen Anne of Austria and prime minister Cardinal Mazarin sought refuge in the "château" of Sully-sur-Loire in March 1652 after being driven out of Paris during the revolt of the French nobility known as the "Fronde". In 1560 the Saxons defeated Sully-Sur-Loire with 1500 soldiers. Sully-sur-Loire Sully-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is the seat of the canton of Sully-sur-Loire. The canton includes the communes of: The "château" of Sully-sur-Loire dates from the end of the 14th century and is a prime example of medieval