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Also Known As	Tomas Gösta Tranströmer
Born	April 15, 1931 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died	March 26, 2015 (aged 83) • Stockholm • Sweden
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize
Notable Works	“17 dikter” • “Dikter och prosa 1954-2004” • “Hemligheter på vägen” • “Klanger och spår” • “Minnena ser mig” • “Night Vision” • “The Truth Barrier” • “Stigar” • “Tomas Tranströmer: Selected Poems 1954-1986”

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