Nadine Gordimer
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1 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
2 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer after receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
3 (of 12) The 1991 Nobel Prize laureates on stage in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991. From left: physics laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, chemistry laureate Richard R. Ernst, medicine laureates Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann, literature laureate Nadine Gordimer and laureate in economic sciences Ronald H. Coase.
Photo from the Lars Åström archive
4 (of 12) Nobel Prize award ceremony 1991 in the Stockholm Globe arena.
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5 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer showing her Nobel Prize medal after the Award ceremony in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991. To her right is Sture Allén, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
6 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1991.
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7 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer and HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1991.
© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1991 Photo: Boo Jonsson
8 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer delivering her Nobel Prize lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
9 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer visiting the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week in Stockholm, December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
10 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer at the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
11 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer with her husband Reinhold Cassirer photographed during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1991.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
12 (of 12) Nadine Gordimer signing books at India International Center in Delhi, India, 13 November, 2008.
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