1963 Nobel Prize in Literature

1963 Nobel Prize in Literature
Giorgos Seferis
"for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture."
Date
  • 24 October 1963 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1963
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the Greek poet and diplomat Giorgos Seferis (1900–1971) "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture."[1] He is the first Greek laureate to win the Nobel Prize (followed later by Odysseas Elytis in 1979).

  1. ^ Nobel Prize in Literature 1963 nobelprize.org