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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Literature (114) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1900s (57) 1907 (6) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1860s (52) 1865 (7) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Asia (96) Asia, southern (9) India (8) Mumbai (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1930s (37) 1936 (6) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) United Kingdom (86) London (22) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) R (80) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name E-K (239) K (52) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Protestant (78) Anglican (7) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 40 - 49 (140) 43 (15) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (123) Media and Communication Workers (117) Writers and Editors (101) Writers and Authors (101) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) United Kingdom (110) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) R-T (460) R (448) Royal Society of Literature (13) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards E-F (439) F (394) Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (13) 46. Carnegie Hall Performer 46. Carnegie Hall Performer Performer (31) complete name: Rudyard Kipling nobel prize: literature award year: 1907 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 was awarded to Rudyard Kipling "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts given name: Rudyard family name: Kipling occupation: screenwriter occupation: writer occupation: poet occupation: war correspondent occupation: author occupation: journalist occupation: children's writer occupation: novelist occupation: hymnwriter occupation: autobiographer occupation: science fiction writer notable work: The Jungle Book notable work: Kim notable work: The Second Jungle Book notable work: If— description: Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined. Kipling's subsequent reputation has changed according to the political and social climate of the age and the resulting contrasting views about him continued for much of the 20th century. George Orwell called him a "prophet of British imperialism".Literary critic Douglas Kerr wrote: "[Kipling] is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognised as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with." pronunciation: (/ˈrʌdjərd ˈkɪplɪŋ/ RUD-yərd KIP-ling,) image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1907/summary/> date birth: 1865 date death: 1936 usual name: Rudyard Kipling
