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Odysseus Elytis
| Full Name of the recipient | Odysseus Elytis |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Year of Award | 1979 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness |
| Place of Birth | Heraklion, Crete (now known as Greece GRC) |
| Date of Birth | 2 November 1911 |
| Age at the time of Award | 67 years |
| Place of Death | Athens, Greece GRC |
| Date of Death | 18 March 1996 |
