https://kapuscinski.info/en/tags/awards/Recent content in Awards on kapuscinski.infoHugoen-USMon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kapuscinski.info/en/biography/did-kapuscinski-win-the-nobel-prize/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kapuscinski.info/en/biography/did-kapuscinski-win-the-nobel-prize/<p>This is one of the most frequently asked questions about Ryszard Kapuscinski. The answer is short and unambiguous: <strong>no, Kapuscinski never received the Nobel Prize</strong>. He was, however, so well known and esteemed worldwide that his name repeatedly appeared in press predictions of candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, especially in the first decade of the 21st century.</p> <p>In short: <strong>Kapuscinski was named as a candidate, but did not win the prize.</strong> He did win many other prestigious international honours. Below we explain where the myth of a &ldquo;Nobel nomination&rdquo; came from and which awards Kapuscinski actually received.</p>