![From left, Henrik Pontoppidan, Sully Prudhomme, Giosuè Carducci and Carl Spitteler, winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/345TDPMZSVCWPPFHHUPL5KX75U.jpg?auth=5225c9778d3aa9d17f5cf858a0b3c8ffd1b5d17e8979880c164bf68dd0673759&width=414&height=233&focal=640%2C320)
The Nobel Prize in Literature’s history of snubs and long-forgotten winners
Shaped by the political and literary climate of the time, the award does not assure a spot in the literary canon and often overlooks exceptional authors
Shaped by the political and literary climate of the time, the award does not assure a spot in the literary canon and often overlooks exceptional authors