Elias Canetti (1905-1994)

Awarded the Prize “for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas artistic power.”

British writer. Canetti was born on July 25, 1905 in Ruse, Bulgaria. In 1924 he graduated from the University of Frankfurt received his doctorate in the University of Vienna in 1929. In 1952 he received British citizenship. Canetti died on August 13, 1994 in Zurich.
Major Works:
The Tower of Babel (1935); Crowds Power (1962); The Tongue Set Free (1977)