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Born July 25, 1905 • Ruse • Bulgaria
Died August 14, 1994 (aged 89) • Zürich • Switzerland
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1981)
Notable Works “Auto-da-Fé” • “Crowds and Power” • “Dramen”
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