Literature
Articles in literature
Literature was the fourth prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented. History of the Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature BY KJELL ESPMARK The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and reports 1901-1950 BY BO SVENSÉN Topping Shakespeare? Aspects of the Nobel Prize for…
moreVideo interviews with Nobel Prize laureates in literature
Watch video interviews where the Nobel Prize laureates in literature talk about their lives and work. Pick a name! Interviews with Nobel Prize laureates in literature Links to more interviews with Nobel Prize laureates:
moreWisława Szymborska – Poetry
Poetry
Swedish Utopia En ö där allting bara klarnar. Här kan man stå på bevisens grund. Den enda väg här finns är den framkomliga vägen. Buskarna bara dignar under alla svaren. Här växer Riktiga Förmodans trädmed sina sedan gammalt utredda grenar. Det storstilat raka Förståelsens trädvid källan som heter Å På Så Vis. Ju längre in…
moreTomas Tranströmer – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Your Majesties Your Royal Highnesses Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen FRIENDS! On behalf of my husband, Tomas Tranströmer, I want you to know how honored and how moved he is to receive the Nobel Prize. Thank you Swedish Academy: thank you for your courage and your beautiful prize citation. Special thanks to all…
moreTomas Tranströmer – Bibliography
Bibliography
Works in Swedish Poetry collections 17 dikter. – Stockholm : Bonnier, 1954 Hemligheter på vägen. – Stockholm : Bonnier, 1958 Den halvfärdiga himlen. – Stockholm : Bonnier, 1962 Klanger och spår. – Stockholm : Bonnier, 1966 Mörkerseende. – Göteborg : Författarförlaget, 1970 Stigar / Tomas Tranströmer, Robert Bly, János Pilinszky ; övers. av Tomas Tranströmer…
moreTomas Tranströmer – Poetry
Poetry
Five Poems by Tomas Tranströmer English Allegro I play Haydn after a black day and feel a simple warmth in my hands. The keys are willing. Soft hammers strike. The resonance green, lively and calm. The music says freedom exists and someone doesn’t pay the emperor tax. I push down my hands in my Haydnpockets…
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