Nobel Prize

English Nelly Sachs’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1966 (Translation) In the summer of 1939 a German girl friend of mine went to Sweden to visit , to ask her to secure a sanctuary for my mother and myself in that country. Since my youth I had…

English Introductory speech, 7 December 2015, by Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Ladies and gentlemen – I bid you a warm welcome to the Swedish Academy! Two months ago, in early October, here in the Grand Hall, just before one o’clock in the afternoon, a multitude of journalists had gathered, eager to…

French Octavio Paz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1990 (in Spanish) Majestades, Señoras y Señores: Seré breve. Sin embargo, como el tiempo es elástico, ustedes tendrán que oírme durante ciento ochenta largos segundos. Vivimos no sólo el fin de un siglo sino de un período histórico. ¿Qué nacerá del derrumbe de las ideologías?…

Octavio Paz delivering his banquet speech at the Nobel Prize banquet at the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1990. English Octavio Paz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1990 (Translation) Your Majesties, Ladies and Gentlemen, I shall be brief – but, since time is elastic, I am afraid you are going to hear me…

Spanish Miguel Angel Asturias’ speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 (in Spanish) Majestad, Altezas Reales, Señoras y Señores: Mi voz en el umbral. Mi voz llegada de muy lejos, de mi Guatemala natal. Mi voz en el umbral de esta . Es difícil entrar a formar parte…

English Miguel Angel Asturias’ speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 (Translation) My voice on the threshold. My voice coming from afar. On the threshold of the . It is difficult to become a member of a family. And it is easy. The stars know it. The families…

French Le discours de François Mauriac au banquet Nobel à l’Hôtel de Ville de Stockholm 10 Décembre 1952. Sire, Madame, Altesses Royales, Mesdames et Messieurs Le dernier sujet que devrait aborder ce soir l’homme de lettres que vous glorifiez, c’est lui-même, il me semble et c’est son œuvre. Mais comment dé­tournerais-] e ma pensée de…

Swedish Pär Lagerkvist’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1951 (in Swedish) »Ers Majestät, Ers Kungliga Högheter, mina damer och herrar. Jag ber att få varmt tacka för att den tilldelat mig årets Nobelpris i litteratur. Det är en så stor ära att man sannerligen har anledning fråga…

English Pär Lagerkvist’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1951 (Translation) I wish to express my warm thanks to the for awarding me the Nobel Prize in Literature. This is so great an honour that one may be excused for asking oneself – have I really deserved it?…

English As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1922, the speech was given by Count de Torata, Spanish Ambassador (Translation) It is difficult to express the deep satisfaction I feel today. It would take Benavente’s talent to come up to the level of my…