T.S. Eliot

Born in 1888
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  • Thomas Stearns Eliot was a renowned poet, dramatist, and literary critic who significantly impacted 20th-century literature.

  • Born in America, he moved to the UK in 1914 and became a British subject in 1927.

  • Eliot's works include influential poems like "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets," plays such as "Murder in the Cathedral," and critical essays.

  • He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 for his pioneering contributions to modern poetry.

  • Eliot's writing style, characterized by its complexity and rich allusions, reshaped contemporary literature and earned him a place among the most important literary figures of his time.

Books by T.S. Eliot