German Die Schwedische Akademie Der ständige Sekretär Pressemitteilung 30. September 1999 Der Nobelpreis in Literatur 1999 Günter Grass “weil er in munterschwarzen Fabeln das vergessene Gesicht der Geschichte gezeichnet hat” Als Günter Grass 1959 “Die Blechtrommel” herausgab, war es, als wäre der deutschen Literatur nach Jahrzehnten sprachlicher und moralischer Zerstörung ein neuer Anfang vergönnt worden.…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in nearly 70 countries. In countries where health structures are insufficient or even non-existent, MSF collaborates with authorities such as the Ministry of Health to provide assistance. MSF works in rehabilitation of hospitals and dispensaries, vaccination…

Speech by Professor , Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Nobel Foundation Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Nobel Foundation, I welcome you to the 1999 Prize Award Ceremony. I would especially like to welcome this year’s laureates and their families to the Nobel festivities in Stockholm. I…

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Presentation Speech by Professor Francis Sejersted of the , Oslo, December 10, 1999. Translation of the Norwegian text. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Few aims can be more praiseworthy than to combat suffering: to help those in the most desperate situations, whatever their race and wherever they may be, to return…

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