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Nobel Prize (Literature): The novel depicts the decline of a merchant family. His works became cult reading especially in the 1960s. Famous for his spare, clear narrative style. At 44, one of the youngest literature laureates. His novel is a landmark of Latin American literature. Known for the novel 'Beloved', among others. Awarded for his historical and oratorical writing. Sartre refused official honours on principle. For his poetic reinventions within the American song tradition. Good to know: The committee especially honoured „Buddenbrooks“: Mann's first novel, begun at 22 and finished at 25. Hesse's works became cult books in the 1960s hippie era: decades after they first appeared. Hemingway's terse, powerful style shaped modern literature: „The Old Man and the Sea“ was his last major work. At 44 Camus was one of the youngest literature laureates: just over two years later he died in a car crash. „One Hundred Years of Solitude“ is a masterpiece of magical realism, translated into over 40 languages.
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Thomas Mann
The novel depicts the decline of a merchant family.
💡 Did you know? The committee especially honoured „Buddenbrooks“: Mann's first novel, begun at 22 and finished at 25.
Hermann Hesse
His works became cult reading especially in the 1960s.
💡 Did you know? Hesse's works became cult books in the 1960s hippie era: decades after they first appeared.
Ernest Hemingway
Famous for his spare, clear narrative style.
💡 Did you know? Hemingway's terse, powerful style shaped modern literature: „The Old Man and the Sea“ was his last major work.
Albert Camus
At 44, one of the youngest literature laureates.
💡 Did you know? At 44 Camus was one of the youngest literature laureates: just over two years later he died in a car crash.
Gabriel García Márquez
His novel is a landmark of Latin American literature.
💡 Did you know? „One Hundred Years of Solitude“ is a masterpiece of magical realism, translated into over 40 languages.
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