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Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Edwin Muir CBE was a Scottish poet, novelist and translator. Born on a farm in Deerness, a parish of Orkney, Scotland, he is remembered for his deeply felt and vivid poetry written in plain language and with few stylistic preoccupations.
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1959Died3 January 19591958Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for TranslationAward1956Saltire AwardsAward1953Heinemann AwardAward1949Honorary Doctor of the University of RennesAward1887Born15 May 1887
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Lived 1887 to 1959 · aged 71
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