1968 Nobel Prize in Literature

1968 Nobel Prize in Literature
Yasunari Kawabata
"for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind."
Date
  • 10 October 1968 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1968
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) "for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind." He is the first Japanese recipient of the prize.

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