George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, political activist and Nobel Prize winner in Literature
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George Bernard Shaw was a prolific playwright and political activist who shaped the direction of modern western theatre. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 thanks to the critical acclaim of Man and Superman, Saint Joan, and others, and his works have inspired countless other playwrights that gained prominence in the decades that followed.
Something that was so unique about Shaw was the fact that he never shied away from contention – his plays explored controversial topics of the time, including the First World War, eugenics, vaccination, and organized religion. Such is the esteem that Shaw is held in that he is considered second only to Shakespeare when it comes to playwright contributions to the British literary canon.
