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Literature · 1951
Pär Lagerkvist received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature 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. This work opened new questions and influenced later research and practice. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in literature at the time.