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Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existentialist philosopher, smoking pipe in 1964, the year he was awarded the Nobel Prize Stock Photo - Alamy
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Lo Que Pasó en la Historia: October 22: The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but rejected it in 1964.
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TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICE » October 22, 1964: Jean-Paul Sartre Becomes the First Person to Decline the Nobel Prize
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Jean-Paul Sartre rejected Nobel prize in a letter to jury that arrived too late | Nobel prize in literature | The Guardian
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