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Thomas Mann
Full Name of the recipient | Thomas Mann |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
Year of Award | 1929 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
Award Shared with | |
Motivation for the Award | principally for his great novel, Buddenbrooks, which has won steadily increased recognition as one of the classic works of contemporary literature |
Place of Birth | Lübeck, Germany DEU |
Date of Birth | 6 June 1875 |
Age at the time of Award | 53 years |
Place of Death | Zurich, Switzerland CHE |
Date of Death | 12 August 1955 |