1916 Nobel Prize in Literature
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The 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Swedish poet and prose writer Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940) "in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature."[1] Heidenstam was the second Swedish Nobel laureate in Literature after Selma Lagerlöf in 1909.
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Verner von Heidenstam | ||||
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
Presented by | Swedish Academy | |||
First awarded | 1901 | |||
Website | Official website | |||
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