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Nobel Prize

Sweden · Arts / Literature. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1909–2011Date range
5Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1909

Selma Lagerlof1909

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

1916

Verner von Heidenstam1916

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

1966

Nelly Leonie Sachs1966

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for writing that interprets the destiny of the Jewish people with moving strength.

1974

Harry Edmund Martinson1974

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

2011

Tomas Tranströmer2011

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for condensed, translucent images that provide fresh access to reality.

Names involved

Harry Edmund MartinsonNelly Leonie SachsSelma LagerlofTomas TranströmerVerner von Heidenstam

Provenance

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