Original sentence: Among other honours, he was selected for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he rejected.Critic Douglas Kerr recognized him "as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced.In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to receive the prize, and he remains its youngest recipient
Edited sentence: " In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to receive the prize, and he remains its youngest-ever recipient.According to critic Douglas Kerr: "He is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled.Among other honours, he was sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, all of which he rejected.But as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognized as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced.That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with.The author Henry James famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known