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He is known as a modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer. [3] He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981, "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power". [4] He is noted for his nonfiction book Crowds and Power, among other works.
Elias Canetti was a German-language novelist and playwright whose works explore the emotions of crowds, the psychopathology of power, and the position of the individual at odds with the society around him. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. Canetti was descended from Spanish.
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Aug 14, 1994 · The Nobel Prize in Literature 1981. Born: 25 July 1905, Ruse, Bulgaria. Died: 14 August 1994, Zurich, Switzerland. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power”. Language: German. Prize share: 1/1.
May 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Elias Canetti, a Bulgarian-born Swiss author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. Explore his novels, plays, essays, and studies of crowd dynamics and obsessive behaviors.
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A biography of Elias Canetti, a German-language writer of Bulgarian Jewish origin who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. Learn about his life, works, and themes, such as the origin and effect of mass movements and the threat of death.
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