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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1946

"for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style"
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Switzerland
b. 1877
(in Calw, Wuerttemberg, Germany)
d. 1962
 
 
 
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