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Swedish poet Transtromer wins Nobel in literature

Swedish poet Transtromer wins Nobel in literature

The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II.

 

Germany's Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize

Germany's Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize

German Herta Mueller, a Romanian-born writer who produced tales of the disenfranchised and fought for free speech, won the 2009 Nobel prize for literature Thursday.

 

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