Nobel Prize

As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1946, the speech was read by Henry Vallotton, Swiss Minister (Translation) We deeply regret that illness keeps Hermann Hesse in Switzerland. But his thoughts are with us, and his gratitude speaks through this message which…

Works in German Romantische Lieder. – Leipzig : Pierson, 1899 Eine Stunde hinter Mitternacht. – Leipzig : Diederichs, 1899 Hinterlassene Schriften und Gedichte von Hermann Lauscher : Herausgegeben von Hermann Hesse. – Basel : Reich, 1901 Gedichte. – Berlin : Grote, 1902 Boccaccio. – Leipzig : Schuster & Loeffler, 1904 Franz von Assisi. – Leipzig…

Johannes V. Jensen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1945 (Translation) I thank the venerable and the Swedish nation for the honour they have bestowed upon me in awarding me the Nobel Prize in Literature. Present in all our thoughts today is the founder, Alfred Nobel, whose generosity…

Works in Danish (large selection) Danskere. – Copenhagen: Det Nordiske, 1896 Einar Elkær. – Copenhagen: Det Nordiske, 1898 Himmerlandsfolk : historier. – Copenhagen : Det Nordiske, 1898 Intermezzo : Dolores, Forsvundne Skove, Louison. – København : Det Nordiske, 1899 Foraarets Død. – Copenhagen: Det Nordiske, 1900 – (Kongens Fald; 1) Den store Sommer. – København…

  Works in Finnish Elämä ja aurinko. – Helsinki : Kirja, 1916 Ihmislapsia elämän saatossa. – Helsinki : Kirja, 1917 Hurskas kurjuus. – Porvoo : Söderström, 1919 Rakas isänmaani. – Porvoo : Söderström, 1919 Hiltu ja Ragnar. – Porvoo : Söderström, 1923 Enkelten suojatit. – Porvoo : Söderström, 1923 Maan tasalta. – Porvoo : Söderström,…

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Selected works East Wind: West Wind. – New York : John Day, 1930 The Good Earth. – New York : John Day, 1931 Sons. – New York : John Day, 1932 The Young Revolutionist. – New York : Friendship, 1932 The First Wife and Other Stories. – New York : John Day, 1933 The Mother.…

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Pearl Buck’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1938 It is not possible for me to express all that I feel of appreciation for what has been said and given to me. I accept, for myself, with the conviction of having received far beyond what I have been…

Works in French L’abbaye de Jumieges, 1909 Devenir!, 1909 L’une de nous, 1910 Jean Barois, 1913 Le testament du père Leleu, 1920 Temoignage : in memoriam, 1921 Le cahier gris (Les Thibault; 1), 1922 Le Penitencier (Les Thibault; 2), 1922 La belle saison. (Les Thibault; 3), 1923. – 2 vol. Noizemont-les-Vierges, 1928 La gonfle, 1928…