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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