Lagerkvist, Pär Fabian

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Lagerkvist, Pär Fabian (1891–1974) Swedish writer. One of the major 20th-century Scandinavian writers, his key works include Anguish (1916) and The Hangman (1933). International recognition came with The Dwarf (1944) and Barabbas (1950). His central theme is the brutality of man and the search for transcendental meaning. In 1951, he received the Nobel Prize in literature.

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