Nobel Prize

Annie Ernaux delivered her Nobel Prize lecture in literature on 7 December 2022 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. She was introduced by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. English © THE NOBEL FOUNDATION 2022General permission is granted for the publication in newspapers in any language after December 7, 2022, 5:00 p.m.…

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Nobel Prize laureate in literature 2022 Annie Ernaux reads (in French) from her book L’événement (Happening). The video was recorded in Stockholm on 6 December 2022. Swedish Utdrag ur Omständigheter Under många år var natten mellan den 20 och 21 januari en födelsedag. Jag vet i dag att jag behövde den prövningen och det offret för…

Interested in reading a book by 2022 literature laureate but don’t know where to start? We asked three members of the literature committee at the Swedish Academy – who decide on the year’s Nobel Prize in Literature – to give us their recommendations. Ellen Mattson on Happening (L’Événement) I would happily recommend all Ernaux’s books,…

Nobel Prize laureate in literature 2022 Annie Ernaux reads (in French) from her book L’événement (Happening). The video was recorded in Stockholm on 6 December 2022. English Excerpt from Happening For many years I celebrated the night of January 20-21 as an anniversary. Now I know that this ordeal and this sacrifice were necessary for me…

Interview, December 2022 Interview with 2022 Nobel Prize laureate in literature, Annie Ernaux, recorded in Stockholm on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The video interview is in French with English subtitles. Annie Ernaux answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – Tell us about your…

Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 to Annie Ernaux, presented by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 6 October 2022. Interview about the awarded work “It’s a very strong prose, both brief and uncompromising” Following the announcement, Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, was interviewed…

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Swedish Biobibliografi Den franska författaren Annie Ernaux föddes 1940 och växte upp i det lilla samhället Yvetot i Normandie, där hennes föräldrar drev speceriaffär och café. Hemmiljön var påver men ambitiös, där föräldrarna långsamt hade rest sig ur lägsta arbetarklass till en småborgerlig tillvaro, där minnet av det stampade jordgolvet aldrig försvann, men där man ogärna…