Tomas Tranströmer

Nobel Prize in Literature 2011

“because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality”

Tomas Tranströmer was a Swedish poet and translator. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011 because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality. He is one of Sweden's most celebrated poets.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1931–2015