English has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. Such rights are a prerequisite for the “fraternity between nations” of…

Interview, May 2014 Interview with Mario Vargas Llosa during his visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on 23 May 2014. Mario Vargas Llosa about his influences. Mario Vargas Llosa on his Peruvian roots. Mario Vargas Llosa on his childhood dreams. Mario Vargas Llosa on the role of literature. Mario…

Interview transcript [Konstantin Novoselov] Hello. [Adam Smith] Hello, may I speak to Konstantin Novoselov please? [KN] Yes speaking. [AS] Hello this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Foundation’s web site in Stockholm. [KN] Right. [AS] Congratulations on the news of the award of the Nobel…

Interview transcript [Andre Geim] Andre Geim. [Adam Smith] Oh, hello. Professor Geim, this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Foundation website, in Stockholm. Congratulations on the Prize. We have a tradition of recording very short telephone interviews with new Laureates. Would you be willing to…

Transcript from an interview with Mario Vargas Llosa during his visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on 23 May 2014. Who has most inspired you as a writer? Mario Vargas Llosa: I had of course the models of great writers and many … very important for me was the case of Flaubert for example.…

Interview transcript [Adam Smith] Professor Mortensen, hello. This is Adam Smith, calling from the Nobel Prize website in Stockholm. [Dale T. Mortensen] Ok, you do call! I had just heard from what happens … [AS] Right, yeah! I’m glad it’s all working as it should. Grand,…

Interview transcript [Peter Diamond] Hello? [Adam Smith] Hello, Professor Diamond, this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Prize website in Stockholm. [PD] Mm hmm. [AS] My congratulations on the award of the Prize. [PD] Thank you. [AS] So, may I start by asking where you…

Interview transcript [Adam Smith] Hello, this is Adam Smith. [Christopher A. Pissarides] Oh, yes, hello. This is Chris Pissarides. [AS] Thank you so much for calling. So, must have been quite a day so far? [CP] Yeah! [Laughs] Amazing! I could never believe that change could…

Interview transcript [Akira Suzuki] Hello? [Smith] Hello! Professor Suzuki? [Suzuki] Yeah. [Smith] Congratulations, of course, on the award. [Suzuki] Yeah, thank you very much. Yes, thank you very much! [Smith] It was announced yesterday, so how have the last twenty-four hours been since the announcement? [Suzuki] Last night, it…

Interview transcript [Unknown] Good evening? [Adam Smith] Hello, may I speak to … [U] Hello? [AS] Hello? [U] At the telephone? Hi! Background noise [U] Hello? [AS] Hello, is it possible to speak to … Hello can you hear me? Good evening, may I … [U] Yes? [AS] May…