1990 Nobel Prize in Literature

1990 Nobel Prize in Literature
Octavio Paz Lozano
"for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity."
Date
  • 11 October 1990 (1990-10-11) (announcement)
  • 10 December 1990
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz (1914–1998) "for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity."[1] He is the only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from Mexico.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1990 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Octavio Paz britannica.com
  3. ^ "Octavio Paz, Mexican Poet, Wins Nobel Prize". New York Times. 12 October 1990.