Nelly Sachs received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966, making them laureate number 62 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are one of 8 laureates from Sweden.
The prize was shared that year with Shmuel Yosef Agnon.
Our pick for reading Nelly Sachs for the first time is In den Wohnungen des Todes.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.