10 December - Rudyard Kipling awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907

 

Rudyard Kipling, the author of "The Jungle Book" and "Kim," was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1907. Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

His citation from the Swedish Academy highlighted "the force and clarity of style with which he interprets in his works the epoch and the life of the peoples of the Indian Peninsula." The mentioned works, "The Jungle Book" and "Kim," contributed to his recognition for the Nobel Prize.