Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Pearl S. Buck
Answer
Pearl S. Buck was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. She was born in China in 1892 to American parents, and spent most of her childhood there. She wrote novels about her experiences in China, and her work was praised for its realism and insight into Chinese culture.
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