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The Nobel Prizes are awarded to individuals and organizations that make outstanding contributions in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine. To date, four distinguished persons born in the Caribbean have been recipients of this prestigious award - three in literature and one in the area of economics |
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Saint-John PERSE
Born in Guadeloupe
Nobel Prize in Literature 1960 for the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time. |
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Sir Arthur LEWIS
Born in St. Lucia
Nobel Prize in Economic Science 1979 for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries. |
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Derek WALCOTT
Born in St. Lucia
Nobel Prize in Literature 1992 for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment. |
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Sir V.S. NAIPAUL
Born in Trinidad and Tobago
Nobel Prize in Literature 2001 for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories. |
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