Nobel Prize

German Der in Trinidad geborene, britische Schriftsteller V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) Naipaul wurde 1932 in Chaguanas in der Nähe von Port of Spain auf Trinidad geboren. Seine Familie sind Nachfahren Einwanderer aus dem nördlichen Indien. Der Grossvater war Zurckerrohrarbeiter, der Vater Journalist und Schriftsteller. Im Alter von 18 Jahren begab sich Naipaul nach England, wo er an…

Presentation Speech by Anders Österling, Permanent Secretary of the In our modern age, American authors have set their stamp more and more strongly on the general physiognomy of literature. Our generation in particular has, during the last few decades, seen a reorientation of literary interest which implies not only a temporary change in the market…

Presentation Speech by Professor Göran Malmqvist of the , December 10, 2000. Translation of the Swedish text. Professor Göran Malmqvist delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Gao Xingjian’s literary output comprises eighteen plays, two great…

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English Presentation Speech by Professor Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the , Member of its Nobel Committee, Professor Horace Engdahl delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, In his book about his native Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk…

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French Le secrétaire perpétuel Communiqué de presse Le 8 octobre 2009 Prix Nobel de littérature pour l’année 2009 Herta Müller Le prix Nobel de littérature pour l’année 2009 est attribué à l’auteur allemand Herta Müller « qui avec la concentration de la poésie et l’objectivé de la prose dessine les paysages de l’abandon ».

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