Nobel Prize in Literature 1938

Pearl Buck

Photo: Benkow. Nobel Foundation archive

Prize share: 1/1

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 was awarded to Pearl Buck "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces"

To cite this section
MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach 2026. Sun. 19 Jul 2026. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1938/summary/>

Go to the top of the page

Explore prizes and laureates

Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.