Transtromer wins Nobel Prize for Literature

9 October 2011 Books+Publishing

Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy announced this year's prize on 6 October in Stockholm. The Academy praised Stockholm-born Tranströmer, saying that ‘through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality'. Tranströmer is the author of more...