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2011 Nobel Prize in Literature
Tomas Tranströmer
"because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."
Date
  • 6 October 2011 (2011-10-06) (announcement)
  • 10 December 2011
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015) "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."[1] He is the seventh Swedish author to become a recipient of the prize after Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson who were jointly awarded in 1974.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Tomas Tranströmer britannica.com
  3. ^ Tomas Tranströmer poets.org

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