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Writer, philosopher win Ingersoll prizes
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...Mexican author Octavio Paz, 73, and German philosopher Josef Pieper, 83, are the...recipients of the Ingersoll prizes, a spokesman...said Thursday. Paz will receive the T. S. Eliot...Writing, and Pieper will receive the...
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...Winners of 1987 Ingersoll Prizes Mexican author Octavio Paz and German philosopher Josef Pieper have been awarded the 1987 Ingersoll Prizes, the Ingersoll...announced. Paz will receive the T.S...carry a cash prize of $15...

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