Odysseus Elytis
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1979
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Odysseus Elytis, born on November 2, 1911, in Iráklion, Crete, was a renowned Greek poet. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979 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. Elytis is regarded as one of the greatest poets of modern Greece and played a vital role in the country's literary culture. He passed away on March 18, 1996.
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- Who is Odysseus Elytis?
- Odysseus Elytis, born on November 2, 1911, in Iráklion, Crete, was a renowned Greek poet. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979 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. Elytis is regarded as one of the greatest poets of modern Greece and played a vital role in the country's literary culture. He passed away on March 18, 1996.
- In what year did Odysseus Elytis win the Nobel Prize?
- 1979 — Literature