1926
Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Henrik Schück, President of the Nobel Foundation, on December 10, 1927 The Swedish Academy has awarded the Nobel Prize of 1926 to the Italian author Grazia Deledda. Grazia Deledda was born in Nuoro, a small town in Sardinia. There she spent her childhood and her youth, and from the natural surroundings and…
moreGrazia Deledda: Voice of Sardinia
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Grazia Deledda: Voice of Sardinia The First Italian Woman to Receive the Nobel Prize in Literature by Anders Hallengren This article was published on 2 September 2002. A Wintry Nordic Night in 1927 At 6:45 p.m., during the lunar eclipse of an exceptionally dark and frosty winter evening on December 8, 1927, a small Italian…
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Consommé des gourmets Filet de barbue maréchal Selle d´agneau aux légumes Fonds d´artichauts Maintenon Ananas à la brésilienne Petits fours Fruits Dessert VINS Old Madeira Château Paveil de Luze, 1911 Liebfraumilch, 1922 V:ve George Goulet & Co. Extra Américain Imperial Ruby
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Aristide Briand – Biographical
Biographical
Aristide Briand (March 28, 1862-March 7, 1932), while at the height of his influence within the League of Nations, attended a dinner in Geneva where the guests were given menu cards on which was printed a cartoon depicting the statesmen of the world smashing a statue of Mars while Briand, alone, talked to the god…
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