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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1956

"for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity"
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Spain
b. 1881
d. 1958
 
 
 
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