Nobel Prize

Han Kang delivered her Nobel Prize lecture in literature on 7 December 2024 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. She was introduced by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. English © THE NOBEL FOUNDATION 2024General permission is granted for the publication in newspapers in any language after December 7, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CET.…

Swedish Utdrag ur Levande och döda I Pojken. 1980 “Det ser ut att bli regn”, muttrar du för dig själv. Vad gör vi om det börjar vräka ner? Du sluter ögonen så att bara en smal strimma ljus sipprar in och kisar mot ginkgoträden framför Provinskontoret. Som om vinden är på väg att anta synlig…

From poetic prose that confronts historical traumas to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons. From predicting proteins’ complex structures to training artificial neural networks using physics. From microRNA to new insights into how institutions affect prosperity. The Nobel Prizes 2024 have awarded discoveries and achievements that have benefitted humankind in a myriad of ways.…

Nobel Prize laureate in literature 2024 Han Kang reads (in Korean) from her book 채식주의자 (The Vegetarian). The video was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on 6 December 2024. English Excerpt from The Vegetarian She raises her head again. The ambulance is rounding the last bend in the road, leaving Mount Ch’ukseong. She sees a black…

List of activities carried out during Nobel Week 2024 that may be of particular interest to media visiting Stockholm to cover this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. More activities might be added. Please look back.  5 december 08:45 The yearly press conference organised by the Nobel Foundation  Location: Nobel Prize Museum, Stortorget 2, Old Town, StockholmAccreditation:…

more

more

Han Kang receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2024. Han Kang after receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2024. Literature laureate Han Kang and Christopher O’Neill at the Nobel Prize banquet,…

Artist: Gunnar Brusewitz.

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 Nobel Prize laureate in literature, Han Kang, recorded on 6 December 2023 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Han Kang answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): What influence did your family have on your interest in writing? What did books mean…