Claude Simon wins the literature prize for innovative narrative methods that examine time and human perception. His densely layered prose brings together fragmented memory, historical violence and the limitations of conventional storytelling.
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Claude Simon
Nobel Prize history for Claude Simon based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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