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1901
2012
Prize category:

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001

V. S. Naipaul

The Nobel Banquet 2001

A Summary

Watch a short video summary of the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 2001, starting at the Stockholm City Hall in Sweden, where the distinguished guests arrive and walk in a procession to the Blue Hall. Toasts are made to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Alfred Nobel (5:18). The entertainment starts (7:14), and the meal ends with a traditional 'ice-cream parade' to serve guests their desserts in the candlelit hall (8:46). The after dinner dancing takes place in the Golden Hall (12:41).

See a Video of the Nobel Banquet
13 min.
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MLA style: "The Nobel Banquet 2001". Nobelprize.org. 19 May 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2001/banquet-video.html