German Biobibliographische Notiz Herta Müller wurde am 17. August 1953 im deutschsprachigen Nitzkydorf im Banat in Rumänien geboren. Ihre Eltern gehörten der deutschsprachigen Minderheit in Rumänien an. Der Vater hatte im Zweiten Weltkrieg in der Waffen-SS gedient. Viele Rumäniendeutsche wurden 1945 in die Sowjetunion deportiert, darunter Herta Müllers Mutter. Diese war fünf Jahre in einem…

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Presentation Speech by Anders Österling, Permanent Secretary of the In our modern age, American authors have set their stamp more and more strongly on the general physiognomy of literature. Our generation in particular has, during the last few decades, seen a reorientation of literary interest which implies not only a temporary change in the market…

Presentation Speech by Professor Göran Malmqvist of the , December 10, 2000. Translation of the Swedish text. Professor Göran Malmqvist delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Gao Xingjian’s literary output comprises eighteen plays, two great…

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English Presentation Speech by Professor Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the , Member of its Nobel Committee, Professor Horace Engdahl delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, In his book about his native Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk…

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