Literature
Doris Lessing – Bibliography
Bibliography
Works in English The Grass is Singing. – London : M. Joseph, 1950 ; New York : Crowell, 1950 This was the Old Chief’s Country. – London : M. Joseph, 1951 ; New York : Crowell, 1952 Martha Quest. – London : M. Joseph, 1952. – (Children of Violence; 1) Five : Short Novels. –…
moreToni Morrison – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Toni Morrison delivering her speech. © Nobel Foundation. Photo: Boo Jonsson Toni Morrison’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1993 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I entered this hall pleasantly haunted by those who have entered it before me. That company of Laureates is both daunting and welcoming, for among its…
moreSaul Bellow – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Saul Bellow’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1976 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, There are not many things on which the world agrees but everyone I think acknowledges the importance of a Nobel Prize. I myself take most seriously the Nobel Committee’s recognition of the highest excellence in several fields…
moreSaul Bellow – Prose
Prose
Excerpt from Herzog If I am out of my mind, it’s all right with me, thought Moses Herzog. Some people thought he was cracked and for a time he himself had doubted that he was all there. But now, though he still behaved oddly, he felt confident, cheerful, clairvoyant, and strong. He had fallen under…
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