1969 Nobel Prize in Literature

1969 Nobel Prize in Literature
1969 Nobel Prize in Literature
Samuel Beckett
	"for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation"
Date	23 October 1969 (announcement); 10 December 1969 ; (ceremony);
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Academy
First awarded	1901
Website	Official website

The 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Irish author Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) "for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation".^[1]

^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969 nobelprize.org

[1] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969 nobelprize.org

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