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Elias Canetti

1905–1994

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Biography

Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; German pronunciation: [eˈliːas kaˈnɛti]) was a German-language writer, known as a modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer. Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, to a Sephardic Jewish family, he later lived in England, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. He won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power". He is noted for his nonfiction book Crowds and Power, among other works.

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  • Letter to Elias Canetti

    Recipient: Elias Canetti
    [1941–3]
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  • Letter to Elias Canetti

    Recipient: Elias Canetti
    [1945]
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  • Incomplete letter to Elias Canetti

    Recipient: Elias Canetti
    [4 February 1947]
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  • Letter to Elias Canetti

    Recipient: Elias Canetti
    [1950]
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