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Derek Walcott

nobel prize for literature


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Derek Walcott
Full Name
of the recipient		Derek Walcott
AwardNobel Prize in Literature
Year of Award1992
Share in Award100.0%
Award Shared with
Motivation
for the Award		for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment
Place of BirthCastries, Saint Lucia LCA
Date of Birth23 January 1930
Age
at the time of Award		61 years
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