| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Number: | 42 - 1 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Gyula Illyés |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1902 |
| Year, Death: | 1983 |
| Profession: | Poet and novelist |
| City: | Budapest |
| Country: | HUNGARY (HU) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Lars Gyllensten |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1921 |
| Year, Death: | 2006 |
| Profession: | Member of the Swedish Academy, author, histologist |
| City: | Stockholm |
| Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |