Record No.
MRB-2026-006533
Ivo Andrić Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
Literature & Writing
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Record Holder
Ivo Andrić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category
Literature & Writing
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Record Description
Bosnian-born writer Ivo Andrić received the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel "The Bridge on the Drina," becoming the only Nobel literature laureate born in the territory of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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