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Also Known As Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
Born May 23, 1891 • VäxjöSweden
Died July 11, 1974 (aged 83) • StockholmSweden
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1951)
Notable Works “Barabbas”“The Dwarf”

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