Nobel Prize® medal - registered trademark of the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1961

Documentary

Ivo Andric The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm 1961

During the glittering and elegant ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1961, the Nobel Laureates of the year received their Nobel Prize from King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Professors Hofstadter and Mössbauer were awarded the Nobel Prize in Phyics, Melvin Calvin the Chemistry Prize, Georg von Békésy the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Ivo Andric the Literature Prize.

 

See a Video of the Event
 No sound 1 min. »
Copyright © ITN Archive/Reuters 2004

In order to see the video you need RealPlayer.
This video is presented with the support of
Cisco Systems, Internet infrastructure partner. Cisco

 

The 1961 Prize in:

All Literature Nobel Laureates All Literature Nobel Laureates
Who chooses the Literature Laureates? Who chooses the Literature Laureates?
Tell us about your favourite book! Tell us about your favourite book!
2008 Announcements Dates for the 2008 Nobel Prizes
News from Nobelprize.org Sign up for News from Nobelprize.org