This year, the prize amounts to 10 million Swedish kronor, or more than 950,000 euros. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Just before the announcement, Glück was called with the news. She was pleasantly surprised.
Louise Glück has already won several major American literary awards, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. From 2003 to 2004 she was Poet Laureate, a sort of poet laureate of the United States.
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