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Literature prize

October 6, 2011

Swedish lyricist Tomas Tranströmer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish academy made the announcement in Stockholm on Thursday.

Tomas Tranströmer
Tomas TranströmerImage: picture-alliance/dpa

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Author: Chuck Penfold (dpa, Reuters)
Editor: Michael Lawton

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