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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 Per Hallström, Permanent Secretary of the , on December 10, 1937 The recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1937, Roger Martin du Gard, has dedicated most of his activity to a single work, a long series of novels with the collective title, Les Thibault (1922-40). It is a vast work…
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The following account of the work of Verner von Heidenstam is by Sven Söderman, Swedish Critic In the constellation of original artists who regenerated Swedish poetry at the end of the last century, Verner von Heidenstam was the most brilliant star. He was the leader of the generation of poets of 1890; he was the…
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