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Louise Glück: Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
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Louise Glück: Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

Louise Glück, in full Louise Elisabeth Glück, (born April 22, 1943, New York, New York, U.S.), American poet whose willingness to confront the horrible, the difficult, and the painful resulted in a body of work characterized by insight and a severe lyricism. In 2020 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, cited “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” - Britannica.com


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