1992 Nobel Prize in Literature

1992 Nobel Prize in Literature
Derek Walcott
"for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment."
Date
  • 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08) (announcement)
  • 10 December 1992
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott (1930–2017) "for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment."[1][2] He became the first and only Caribbean writer to be awarded with the prize.[3][4]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ David Streitfeld (9 October 1992). "Poet Derek Walcott wins Nobel Prize". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ Derek Walcott britannica.com
  4. ^ Derek Walcott – Poetry Foundation poetryfoundation.org