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French Günter Grass est né en 1927 à Dantzig-Langfuhr, de parents germano-polonais. Après avoir servi sous les drapeaux pendant la guerre et avoir été prisonnier des Américains de 1944 à 1946, il a travaillé comme ouvrier agricole et mineur, puis a étudié les arts plastiques à Düsseldorf et à Berlin. De 1956 à 1959, il…
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Swedish Orhan Pamuk är född den 7 juni 1952 i Istanbul i en välbärgad, sekulariserad medelklassfamilj. Hans far var civilingenjör liksom hans farbror och farfar. Det var Pamuks farfar som lade grunden till familjens förmögenhet. Under sin uppväxt var Pamuk inriktad på att bli målare. Han tog studentexamen vid Robert College och studerade därefter arkitektur…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Horace Engdahl, Ph.D., Permanent Secretary of the December 10, 2001. Translation of the Swedish text. Dr. Horace Engdahl delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honoured Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, In the Middle Ages,…
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Award ceremony speech
English Presentation Speech by Professor Anders Olsson, Member of the , 10 December 2009. Professor Anders Olsson delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Some literature reveals its deep qualities slowly, step by step. Other literature…
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