Pär Lagerkvist

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Pär Lagerkvist after receiving his Nobel Prize

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1 (of 2) Pär Lagerkvist after receiving his Nobel Prize from Sweden's King Gustaf VI Adolf at the award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 1951.

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Pär Lagerkvist

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2 (of 2) Pär Lagerkvist ca 1951.

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