Nobel laureate: Pär Lagerkvist
Born: 1891-05-23, Växjö, Sweden
Died: 1974-07-11, Stockholm, Sweden
Gender: male
Prizes:
year: 1951
category: literature
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motivation: "for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind"