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Nobel Prize in Literature 1981

Elias Canetti

United Kingdom

Elias Canetti received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981, making them laureate number 78 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.

They are one of 11 laureates from United Kingdom.

Our pick for reading Elias Canetti for the first time is Die Blendung.

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