Seamus Heaney
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1995
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Seamus Heaney, born on April 13, 1939, in Castledawson, Northern Ireland, was a renowned poet, playwright, and essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past. Heaney is regarded as one of the greatest poets of the English language in the 20th century. He passed away on August 30, 2013.
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- Who is Seamus Heaney?
- Seamus Heaney, born on April 13, 1939, in Castledawson, Northern Ireland, was a renowned poet, playwright, and essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past. Heaney is regarded as one of the greatest poets of the English language in the 20th century. He passed away on August 30, 2013.
- In what year did Seamus Heaney win the Nobel Prize?
- 1995 — Literature