Nobel Prize

French 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 (in French) Il m’est difficile d’exprimer la vive satisfaction que j’éprove aujord’hui. Je voudrais avoir le talent de M. Benavente pour être au niveau de…

English Anatole France’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1921 (Translation) I have cherished the prospect of visiting in the evening of my life your beautiful country which has brought forth brave men and beautiful women. With gratitude I receive the prize that crowns my literary career. I consider it…

French Anatole France’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1921 (in French) J’ai eu à cœur de venir au soir de ma vie contempler votre beau pays où la terre a enfanté des hommes forts et de belles femmes. Je suis venu avec reconnaissance pour recevoir le prix qui couronne…

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen; Distinguished Guests, Friends The other day, suddenly, out of the blue, while we were talking about something completely different, my partner Dorothy burst out as follows: “On the other hand,” she said, “on the other hand, how proud your mother would have been! What…

Charles H. Townes’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: The wisdom of the Swedish people, the warm interest of Sweden’s Royal Family and the dedication of its Academies have made much more than a reality of Alfred Nobel’s magnificent concept. They…

English Imre Kertész’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2002 (Translation) Today we are experiencing a globalization, an inflation of the Holocaust. The Holocaust survivor who knows Auschwitz through the experience of suffering, observes it all from the perspective assigned to him.…

German Imre Kertész’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2002 Wir erleben heute eine Globalisierung, ja eine Inflation des Holocaust. Der Holocaust-Überlebende, der Auschwitz aus lebendiger Erfahrung kennt, beobachtet das alles aus der ihm zugewiesenen Ecke. Er schweigt, oder er gibt der…

Your Majesties, your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen The great economist John Maynard Keynes once wrote: “If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.” 83 years and much research later, we would perhaps aspire to be compared with…

Vos Majestés Vos Altesses Royales Excellences; Chers Lauréats; Mesdames et Messieurs; La cérémonie qui vient de se dérouler m’a profondément ému, et témoigne de la générosité et de la grâce avec laquelle vous m’avez reçu parmi vous. Cela, je ne l’oublierai jamais. Je n’oublierai jamais la gentillesse et la délicatesse des membres…

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of my colleagues May-Britt and Edvard Moser, and myself, I would like to express our gratitude to the Nobel Foundation for hosting this magnificent banquet. I would also like to express our gratitude to the Nobel Committee and Assembly for…