What monumental accolade did Elytis receive in 1979?
The Pulitzer Prize
The Booker Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature
The Man Booker Prize
Answer
In 1979, the Nobel Prize in Literature was bestowed upon Odysseas Elytis in recognition of his poetic oeuvre, which, against the backdrop of Greek tradition, depicts, with sensuous strength and intellectual acumen, modern man's struggle for freedom and creativity.
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