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- The Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK. It was founded in 1916 by A. C. Benson who was a Fellow of the Society, to honour those who produce "meritorious works in poetry, fiction, history and belles-lettres". The medal has been awarded several times to writers in other languages, and is occasionally awarded those who are not writers, but who have done conspicuous service to literature. The medal is awarded at irregular intervals for lifelong achievement. Recipients include:Edmund Blunden,Anita Desai,Maureen Duffy,E. M. Forster,Christopher Fry,John Gawsworth,Nadine Gordimer,Philip Larkin,R. K. NarayanA. L. Rowse,George Santayana,Wole Soyinka,Lytton Strachey,J. R. R. Tolkien, andHelen Waddell. In November 2020, the new design for the medal by Linda Crook was unveiled. The design includes books on one side, and people on the other. (en)
- La Benson medal est une médaille décernée par la Royal Society of Literature au Royaume-Uni depuis 1916. (fr)
- La Benson Medal è una medaglia assegnata dalla Royal Society of Literature del Regno Unito, a intervalli irregolari. Fondata nel 1916 da A. C. Benson, membro prestigioso della società, per onorare chi ha prodotto "opere meritorie in poesia, fiction, storia e belles-lettres" sulla base dell'attività del premiato e per la durata di tutta la sua vita, occasionalmente è stata data a personalità non legate al mondo letterario ma che hanno reso un buon servizio alla letteratura e spesso ad autori non britannici. (it)
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- La Benson medal est une médaille décernée par la Royal Society of Literature au Royaume-Uni depuis 1916. (fr)
- La Benson Medal è una medaglia assegnata dalla Royal Society of Literature del Regno Unito, a intervalli irregolari. Fondata nel 1916 da A. C. Benson, membro prestigioso della società, per onorare chi ha prodotto "opere meritorie in poesia, fiction, storia e belles-lettres" sulla base dell'attività del premiato e per la durata di tutta la sua vita, occasionalmente è stata data a personalità non legate al mondo letterario ma che hanno reso un buon servizio alla letteratura e spesso ad autori non britannici. (it)
- The Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK. It was founded in 1916 by A. C. Benson who was a Fellow of the Society, to honour those who produce "meritorious works in poetry, fiction, history and belles-lettres". The medal has been awarded several times to writers in other languages, and is occasionally awarded those who are not writers, but who have done conspicuous service to literature. In November 2020, the new design for the medal by Linda Crook was unveiled. The design includes books on one side, and people on the other. (en)
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