 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Camilo José Cela | |
 "for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Spanish writer Camilo José Cela, 1st Marquis of Iria Flavia (1916–2002) "for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability."[1] He is the fifth Nobel recipient from Spain after the poet Vicente Aleixandre in 1977.[2][3]
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1989 nobelprize.org
- ^ Camilo José Cela nobelprize.org
- ^ Sheila Rule (20 October 1989). "Camilo Jose Cela Wins Nobel Prize; Spaniard Broke Taboos in the 40's". The New York Times.