Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer wins 2011 Noble Prize for Literature
Posted on: 06/Oct/2011 6:39:33 AM - No. of views : (2910)
Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer has won the 2011 Nobel literature prize.
The academy said it awarded the 80-year-old poet "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."
A trained psychologist, Transtromer wins the �942,000 prize - the richest in the world of books.
"His works are characterised by economy, correctness and poignant metaphors," the Academy added.
The prize was the fourth of this year`s Nobel prizes, following awards for medicine on Monday, physics on Tuesday and chemistry on Wednesday.
Born on April 15, 1931 in Stockholm, Tomas G�sta Transtr�mer was raised alone by his mother after his father left them. He graduated in psychology in 1956 and started working in an institution for juvenile offenders in 1960.
