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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011
Tomas Tranströmer

Tomas Tranströmer - Facts

Tomas Tranströmer
Photo: U. Montan

Tomas Tranströmer

Born: 15 April 1931, Stockholm, Sweden

Residence at the time of the award: Sweden

Prize motivation: "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

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