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Also Known As Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
Born January 20, 1873 • Denmark
Died November 25, 1950 (aged 77) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1944)
Notable Works “The Long Journey”
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Danish author and critic
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Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
British writer
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Russian author
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Jon Fosse
Norwegian author
Wole Soyinka, 2015
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American author
Octavio Paz.
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Mexican writer and diplomat
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
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Norwegian author
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Russian author
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