Nobel laureate

Nelly Sachs — Nobel Prize in Literature 1966

“for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength”

Prize motivation

“for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength”

The Swedish Academy awarded Nelly Sachs the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength.

Sources & data

  • Nobel Prize API (CC0).