Saint-John Perse
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1960.
Born: 31, May, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe Island
Died: 20, Sep, 1975, Presqu'île-de-Giens, France
Prize motivation: "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time"
Prize share: 1/1