Nobel Prize in Literature 2009

Herta Müller receiving her Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Herta Müller after receiving her Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2009. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Close-up from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony (from left to right): Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller and Elinor Ostrom. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates stand for the Swedish national anthem (from left to right): Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak, Herta Müller, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Nobel Laureate Herta Müller in conversation with Dr Johann Deisenhofer, 1988 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Escorted by a student, Herta Müller walks towards the podium to deliver her banquet speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Herta Müller delivers her banquet speech at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2009. To her left stands Ruth Jacoby, who translated the speech into English. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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From left to right: Prince Carl Philip, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Nobel Laureate Herta Müller and her husband, Dr Harry Merkle, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Madeleine at the Nobel Banquet. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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The 2009 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Foundation, 12 December 2009. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Ada E. Yonath and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak and Carol W. Greider, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Thomas A. Steitz, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Elizabeth H. Blackburn, and Nobel Laureate in Physics George E. Smith. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Willard S. Boyle, Laureate in Economic Sciences Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Literature Herta Müller and Laureate in Economic Sciences, Oliver E. Williamson. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2009
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Herta MÃ¼ller signing books in the Nobel Museum in Stockholm

Herta Müller delivering her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2009.

Herta MÃ¼ller after delivering her Nobel Lecture

Herta Müller after delivering her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2009. On her right, Professor Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy.

Herta MÃ¼ller during the interview with Nobelprize.org.

Herta Müller during the interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2009. The interviewer is Marika Griehsel, freelance journalist. Copyright © Nobel Prize Outreach 2009 Photo: Niclas Enberg