Sartre turned down the Prize, citing citing his deeply held principle of rejecting all official honors. Shortly after refusing the honor, Sartre wrote to the Swedish Academy and said that he had changed his mine. He asked that the money be sent to him in confidence. The Academy refused.
This is detailed in an essay titled "Hell is Jean-Paul Sartre" in "50 Reasons" by Alex Clarke %26amp; Jules Eden (2006).
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