1980

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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to promote fundamental human rights by non-violent means. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Full name: Adolfo Pérez EsquivelBorn: 26 November 1931, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDate awarded: 27 October 1980 He lit a candle of hope The 1976 military coup in Argentina marked the beginning of five…

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Poetry

Polish Czeslaw Milosz Poezje, 1981 Copyright © Czeslaw Milosz   Brie-Comte-Robert, 1954 Czeslaw Milosz Poezje, 1981 Copyright © Czeslaw Milosz   Wilno, 1937 Czeslaw Milosz Poezje, 1981 Copyright © Czeslaw Milosz   Czeslaw Milosz Poezje, 198 Copyright © Czeslaw Milosz

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Interview

Interview with Czesław Miłosz by Professor Malgorzata Anna Packalén in Cracow, 10 December 2003. I came to Cracow on a foggy day just before Christmas 2003 to interview Czesław Miłosz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, for the Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten. After having lived most of his life in exile, it is no surprise…

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Banquet speech

Jean Dausset’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1980 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Mesdames, Messieurs, Au nom des 3 Lauréats du Prix de Physiologie et de Médecine 1980, George Snell, Baruj Benacerraf et moi-même, je veux exprimer à la Fondation Nobel toute notre reconnaissance. En nos personnes vous avez récompensé tout un domaine,…

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