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Nelly Sachs
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![]() Nelly Sachs, 1966
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Born | Leonie Sachs 10 December 1891 Schöneberg, Germany |
Died | 12 May 1970 Stockholm, Sweden |
(aged 78)
Occupation | Poet, Playwright |
Nationality | German |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1966 |
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Nelly Sachs (1891–1970) was a German poet and a Nobel Prize winner. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jewish people.
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