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1 (of 7) Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden proceed into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 1993.

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2 (of 7) Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison in conversation with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 1993.

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3 (of 7) Toni Morrison delivering her speech at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 1993.

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4 (of 7) Literature Laureate Toni Morrison with Laureates in Economic Sciences Robert W. Fogel and Douglass C. North.

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5 (of 7) Group photo of the 1993 Nobel Laureates, assambled at the Nobel Foundation, December 1993. From left: Chemistry Laureate Kary B. Mullis, Medicine Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Physics Laureate Russell A. Hulse, Medicine Laureate Michael Smith, Peace Prize Laureates Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk, Laureate in Economic Sciences Robert W. Fogel, Literature Laureate Toni Morrison, Physics Laureate Joseph H. Taylor Jr. and Laureate in Economic Sciences Douglass C. North.

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6 (of 7) Toni Morrison speaking at "A Tribute to Chinua Achebe - 50 Years Anniversary of 'Things Fall Apart'", New York City, 26 February 2008.

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7 (of 7) Toni Morrison speaking at the Miami International Book Fair, 3 November 1986.

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