The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality”.

Tomas Tranströmer

Tomas Tranströmer
Born: 15 April 1931, Stockholm, Sweden
Residence at the time of the award: Sweden
Prize motivation: “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality”.

For more info about Tomas Tranströmer : http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1112 and http://kirjasto.sci.fi/trastt.htm

Source: http://www.nobelprize.org

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