Giorgos Seferis

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Giorgos Seferis

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Giorgos Seferis
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1963

Born: 13 March 1900, Smyrna (now Izmir), Ottoman Empire (now Turkey)

Died: 20 September 1971, Athens, Greece

Residence at the time of the award: Greece

Prize motivation: "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture."

Language: Greek

Prize share: 1/1

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