1990 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz (1914–1998) "for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity." He is the only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from Mexico.

1990 Nobel Prize in Literature
Octavio Paz Lozano
"for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity."
Date
  • 11 October 1990 (1990-10-11) (announcement)
  • 10 December 1990
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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