 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Dario Fo | |
 "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo (1926–2016) "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden."[1] Fo became the sixth Italian to be selected for the award since Eugenio Montale in 1975 and the first Italian playwright to be chosen since Luigi Pirandello in 1934.[2][3]
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1997 nobelprize.org
- ^ Gumbel, Andrew (10 October 1997). "Nobel Prize: Dario Fo, the showman, wins Nobel literature prize". The Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Celestine Bohlem (10 October 1997). "Italy's Barbed Political Jester, Dario Fo, Wins Nobel Prize". New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.