Nelly Sachs
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Literature laureate Nelly Sachs receiving her Nobel Prize from King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden on 10 December 1966 at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Literature laureates Nelly Sachs and Samuel Agnon preparing for the prize award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, 10 December 1966.
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