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Jewish-American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Literature Prize

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Published: 13 October 2020

Last updated: 5 March 2024

Yale academic recognised for body of work that portrays the world as a struggle between ordeal and wonder

Louise Glück: Colm Tóibín on a brave and truthful Nobel winner (The Guardian)
Her brilliantly controlled poems offer a picture of the world as a struggle between ordeal and wonder

Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize for Literature (BBC)
Glück was recognised for "her unmistakable poetic voice, that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal" said the Swedish Academy, which oversees the award.

Jewish-American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Literature Prize (Haaretz)
Prestigious award goes to recognized US writer, as Nobel attempts to break spell of controversy

Photo: Louise Glück (Helim Yusiv)
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