Nobel Prize

English Selma Lagerlöf’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1909 (Translation) A few days ago I was sitting in the train, bound for Stockholm. It was early evening; there was little light in my compartment and none at all outside. My fellow passengers were dozing in their respective corners, and…

Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was born in Östra Emterwik, Värmland, Sweden. She was brought up on Mårbacka, the family estate, which she did not leave until 1881, when she went to a teachers’ college at Stockholm. In 1885 she became a teacher at the girls’ secondary school in Landskrona. She had been writing poetry ever since…

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Swedish Selma Lagerlöf’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1909 (in Swedish) “Kungliga högheter! Mina damer och herrar! Det var för några dar sen, då jag satt på tåget för att resa till Stockholm. Det led mot kvällen. Det var mörkt ute och rätt skumt i kupén. Mina medresande slumrade…

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Min Vackra Fru, Ladies and Gentlemen. I thank the for finding my work worthy of this highest honor. In my heart there may be doubt that I deserve the Nobel award over other men of letters whom I hold in respect and reverence – but there is…

Question: When was John Steinbeck born? Answer: John Ernst Steinbeck was born on 27 February 1902, in Salinas, California, United States. Question: What was John Steinbeck’s family background? Answer: His father, John Ernst Steinbeck, was a county treasurer and his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, was a teacher. He had two elder sisters, Esther and Elizabeth,…

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Celebrating the written world of human experience and imagination Six master storytellers Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1991 Nadine Gordimer: “I always repeat; read, read, read” When asked about her most valuable words of advice, Nadine Gordimer, answered: “Boringly, I always repeat; read, read, read and don’t read the book coming in a…

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