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Pär Lagerkvist

Writing

Born May 23, 1891 · Växjö

Died July 11, 1974

Biography

Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.

Awards & recognition

  • Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Paris · 1956
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1951
  • Bellman Prize · 1945
  • honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg · 1941
  • Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize · 1928
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  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1951 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1950 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1949 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1947 · nominated

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