The Anglo-Swedish Literary Foundation is a

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for the development of cultural relations between the UK and

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. The fund was founded in 1927 by George Bernard Shaw with his Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 as a basis. Administered by Swedish officials, its main expenditure is

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from Swedish into English.

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Anglo-Swedish Literary Foundation
Swedish Embassy in the United Kingdom Foundations based in England Sweden–United Kingdom relations 1927 establishments in Sweden 1927 establishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1927 George Bernard Shaw Literary translation