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Tomas TranstromerMario Vargas LlosaHerta MullerJean-Marie Gustave Le ClezioDoris LessingOrhan PamukHarold PinterElfriede JelinekJ. M. CoetzeeImre KerteszV.S. NaipaulGao XingjianGunter GrassJose SaramagoDario FoWislawa SzymborskaSeamus HeaneyKenzaburo Oe

Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, 80, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature. He had long been thought to be a strong contender for the prize, which is awarded by the Swedish Academy.

Tomas Transtromer

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Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, 80, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature. He had long been thought to be a strong contender for the prize, which is awarded by the Swedish Academy.

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