1968 Nobel Prize in Literature

1968 Nobel Prize in Literature
1968 Nobel Prize in Literature
Yasunari Kawabata
	"for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind."
Date	10 October 1968 (announcement); 10 December 1968 ; (ceremony);
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Academy
First awarded	1901
Website	Official website

The 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) "for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind."^[1] He is the first Japanese recipient of the prize.

^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1968 nobelprize.org

[1] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1968 nobelprize.org

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