2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

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 award1901
WebsiteOfficial website

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." He is the seventh Swedish author to become a recipient of the prize after Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson were jointly awarded in 1974.

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