Wisława Szymborska

Nobel Prize in Literature 1996

“for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality”

Wisława Szymborska was a Polish poet. She was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1923–2012