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Giorgos Seferis and his wife were in their home in the Athens suburb of Pangrati when it was announced that he was the first Greek ever to receive a Nobel Prize. Seferis, retired at the time of the award, devoted most of his time writing in his book-lined studio and collecting seashells. Copyright © ITN Source/Reuters 2004
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1963