English Biobibliographical Notes Orhan Pamuk was born 7 June 1952 in Istanbul into a prosperous, secular middle-class family. His father was an engineer as were his paternal uncle and grandfather. It was this grandfather who founded the family’s fortune. Growing up, Pamuk was set on becoming a painter. He graduated from Robert College then studied…

English Biobibliographical notes Herta Müller was born on August 17, 1953 in the German-speaking town Nitzkydorf in Banat, Romania. Her parents were members of the German-speaking minority in Romania. Her father had served in the Waffen SS during World War II. Many German Romanians were deported to the Soviet Union in 1945, including Müller’s mother…

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French Le secrétaire perpétuel Communiqué de presse Le 12 octobre 2006 Prix Nobel de littérature pour l’année 2006 Orhan Pamuk Le prix Nobel de littérature pour l’année 2006 est attribué à l’écrivain turc Orhan Pamuk « qui à la recherche de l’âme mélancolique de sa ville natale a trouvé de nouvelles images spirituelles pour le…

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…