The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939

Frans Eemil Sillanpää

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939

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Frans Eemil Sillanpää

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939 was awarded to Frans Eemil Sillanpää "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature".

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