Question: Between two authors, W. G. Sebald and Pär Lagerkvist, who recieved more prestigious honors?

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The Dwarf (Lagerkvist novel): The Dwarf (Swedish: "Dvärgen" ) is a 1944 novel by Pär Lagerkvist.  It is considered his most important and artistically innovative novel.  It was translated into English by Alexandra Dick in 1945.

Vertigo (Sebald novel): Vertigo (German: Schwindel.  Gefühle. )  is a 1990 novel by the German author W. G. Sebald.  The first of its four sections is a short but conventional biography of Stendhal, who is referred to not by his pen name but by his given name of Beyle.  The second is a travelogue of two journeys made to the Alpine region by an unnamed narrator whose biography resembles Sebald's; an episode from the life of Casanova is also featured.  The third describes a difficult period in the life of Kafka, referred to only as "Dr. K." And the fourth is a nostalgic recounting of the narrator's visit to his German hometown of "W," a rural village which he has seen nothing of for decades.  Sebald makes notable use of leitmotif, such as sensations of dizziness as suggested in the title, and deceased persons lying covered on platforms.  The novel functions along with Sebald's subsequent works "The Emigrants" and "The Rings of Saturn" as a trilogy.  All three works were translated into English by Michael Hulse in partnership with Sebald.

Kolbjørn Buøen: Kolbjørn Buøen (20 January 1895 – 5 October 1975) was a Norwegian actor.  He was born in Flå.  He made his stage debut at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen in 1920.  He played "the hangman" in the first stage adaptation of Pär Lagerkvist's "Bödeln" in 1934, a play that received much attention.  Buøen was appointed at Den Nationale Scene from 1920 to 1938, and thereafter at Nationaltheatret from 1938 to 1965.  He made his film debut in 1951, in "Kranes Konditori".  He received the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award in 1957.

Pär Lagerkvist: Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.

Gemla: Gemla is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,342 inhabitants in 2010.  Gemla is known for the late poet and writer, Pär Lagerkvist, whose childhood memories of Gemla are vividly described in the novel autobiography "(Translates to "Guest of the reality")".

Barabbas (1961 film): Barabbas is a 1961 religious epic film expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the "Gospel of Mark" and other gospels.  The film stars Anthony Quinn as Barabbas, features Silvana Mangano, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Andrews, Ernest Borgnine, Vittorio Gassman, and Jack Palance, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.  It was conceived as a grand Roman epic, was based on Nobel Prize-winning Pär Lagerkvist's 1950 novel of the same title.  A previous film version of the novel, in Swedish, had been made in 1953.

Barabbas (novel): Barabbas is a 1950 novel by Pär Lagerkvist.  It tells a version of the life of Barabbas, the man whom the Bible relates was released instead of Jesus.  The novel is built on antithesis: Jesus dies first among the three crucified – Barabbas dies last.  Jesus dies among several of his friends – Barabbas dies alone.  Jesus talks to God – Barabbas talks to the darkness.  The novel starts with Jesus' crucifixion and ends with Barabbas' crucifixion in Rome.

The Rings of Saturn: The Rings of Saturn (German: Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt - An English Pilgrimage) is a 1995 novel by the German writer W. G. Sebald.  Its first-person narrative arc is the account by a nameless narrator (who resembles the author in typical Sebaldian fashion) on a walking tour of Suffolk.  In addition to describing the places he sees and people he encounters, including translator Michael Hamburger, Sebald discusses various episodes of history and literature, including the introduction of silkworm cultivation to Europe and the writings of Thomas Browne, which attach in some way to the larger text.  The book was published in English in 1998.  A film, "Patience (After Sebald)", directed by Grant Gee and released in 2012, is based on this book.

Barabbas (1953 film): Barabbas is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.  It is based on the novel Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist about the biblical character who was released instead of Jesus.  The film was entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

W. G. Sebald: Winfried Georg Sebald (18 May 1944 – 14 December 2001), known as W. G. Sebald or Max Sebald, was a German writer and academic.  At the time of his death at the age of 57, he was being cited by many literary critics as one of the greatest living authors and had been tipped as a possible future winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.  In a 2007 interview, Horace Engdahl, former secretary of the Swedish Academy, mentioned Sebald, Ryszard Kapuściński and Jacques Derrida as three recently deceased writers who would have been worthy laureates.

Supporting paragraphs: W. G. Sebald Pär Lagerkvist
Answer: Lagerkvist