Short Works of the 1920-1929 Nobel Prize in Literature Winners

See if you might like to further explore the output of acclaimed authors such as W.B. Yeats, Sigrid Undset, George Bernard Shaw, Anatole France, Knut Hamsun and Thomas Mann, by sampling their shorter works on this list or seeing one of their plays.

This is a menu of literary morsels....all but a few under 250 pages (many under 100 pages). All written by Nobel Prize winners. The challenge comprises short novels and novellas, short story collections, poems, plays, essays and other non-fiction works. Ordered by year of award.

The equivalent instalment for the 1930 to 1949 winners is available at the link.

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Hunger (Knut Hamsun)

Hunger

1

Knut Hamsun

Pan (Knut Hamsun)

Pan

2

Knut Hamsun

Victoria (Knut Hamsun)

Victoria

3

Knut Hamsun

The Wanderer (Knut Hamsun)

The Wanderer

4

Knut Hamsun

On Overgrown Paths (Knut Hamsun)

On Overgrown Paths

5

Knut Hamsun

Dreamers (Knut Hamsun)

Dreamers

6

Knut Hamsun

Under the Autumn Star (Knut Hamsun)

Under the Autumn Star

7

Knut Hamsun

The Gods Will Have Blood (Anatole France)

The Gods Will Have Blood

8

Anatole France

Thaïs (Anatole France)

Thaïs

9

Anatole France

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (Anatole France)

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

10

Anatole France

Bee: Princess of the Dwarfs (Anatole France)

Bee: Princess of the Dwarfs

11

Anatole France

The Procurator of Judea (Anatole France)

The Procurator of Judea

12

Anatole France

The Bonds of Interest (Jacinto Benavente)

The Bonds of Interest

13

Jacinto Benavente

The Unloved Woman (Jacinto Benavente)

The Unloved Woman

14

Jacinto Benavente

The Prince Who Learned Everything Out of Books (Jacinto Benavente)

The Prince Who Learned Everything Out of Books

15

Jacinto Benavente

Autumnal Roses (Jacinto Benavente)

Autumnal Roses

16

Jacinto Benavente

The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (W. B. Yeats)

The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore

17

W. B. Yeats

The Tower (W. B. Yeats)

The Tower

18

W. B. Yeats

The Wild Swans at Coole (W. B. Yeats)

The Wild Swans at Coole

19

W. B. Yeats

A Terrible Beauty Is Born (W. B. Yeats)

A Terrible Beauty Is Born

20

W. B. Yeats

A Poet to His Beloved (W. B. Yeats)

A Poet to His Beloved

21

W. B. Yeats

The Wind Among the Reeds (W.B. Yeats)

The Wind Among the Reeds

22

W.B. Yeats

Easter 1916 and Other Poems (W.B. Yeats)

Easter 1916 and Other Poems

23

W.B. Yeats

The Secret Rose (W.B. Yeats)

The Secret Rose

24

W.B. Yeats

The Peasants: Autumn (Władysław Stanisław Reymont)

The Peasants: Autumn

25

Władysław Stanisław Reymont

The Comedienne (Wladyslaw Reymont)

The Comedienne

26

Wladyslaw Reymont

The Revolt of the Animals (Bunt) (Wladyslaw Reymont)

The Revolt of the Animals (Bunt)

27

Wladyslaw Reymont

Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)

Pygmalion

28

George Bernard Shaw

Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)

Arms and the Man

29

George Bernard Shaw

Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)

Saint Joan

30

George Bernard Shaw

Major Barbara (George Bernard Shaw)

Major Barbara

31

George Bernard Shaw

Mrs. Warren's Profession (George Bernard Shaw)

Mrs. Warren's Profession

32

George Bernard Shaw

Heartbreak House (George Bernard Shaw)

Heartbreak House

33

George Bernard Shaw

Candida (George Bernard Shaw)

Candida

34

George Bernard Shaw

Caesar and Cleopatra (George Bernard Shaw)

Caesar and Cleopatra

35

George Bernard Shaw

The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw

The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw

36

Androcles and the Lion (George Bernard Shaw)

Androcles and the Lion

37

George Bernard Shaw

The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy (George Bernard Shaw)

The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy

38

George Bernard Shaw

Reeds in the Wind (Grazia Deledda, Trans. Martha King)

Reeds in the Wind

39

Grazia Deledda, Trans. Martha King

The Mother (Grazia Deledda)

The Mother

40

Grazia Deledda

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