Nobel laureate: Saint-John Perse
Born: 1887-05-31, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Died: 1975-09-20, Presqu'île-de-Giens, France
Gender: male
Prizes:
year: 1960
category: literature
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motivation: "for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time"