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Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer (1888–1964)
Frans Eemil Sillanpää was a Finnish writer. In 1939, he became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nobel Prize in Literature
Prize established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature, is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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