Eyvind Johnson

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Eyvind Johnson

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Eyvind Johnson
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1974

Born: 29 July 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, Sweden

Died: 25 August 1976, Stockholm, Sweden

Residence at the time of the award: Sweden

Prize motivation: "for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom."

Language: Swedish

Prize share: 1/2

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