Elias Canetti Writer

Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a German language author, born in Bulgaria, and later a British citizen. He was a modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981, "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power".

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Elias Canetti
Birth dateJuly 25, 1905
Birth place
Bulgaria , Ruse Bulgaria , Principality of Bulgaria
Nationality
Bulgarian language
Date of deathAugust 14, 1994
Place of death
Switzerland , Zürich

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