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British playwright Harold Pinter, whose juxtaposition of the brutal and the banal dubbed an adjective that bears his name, won the 2005 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday.

The Swedish Academy said Pinter was an author “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms.”

In its citation, the academy said the 75-year-old playwright Pinter was one who restored the art form of writing plays. His works include “The Room,” “The Birthday Party” and “The Dumb Waiter” and his breakthrough work, “The Caretaker.”

Source: MSNBC.