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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1917

"for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals"
"for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark"
Karl Adolph Gjellerup Henrik Pontoppidan
Karl Adolph Gjellerup Henrik Pontoppidan
half 1/2 of the prize half 1/2 of the prize
Denmark Denmark
b. 1857
d. 1919		 b. 1857
d. 1943
 
 

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