Derek Walcott receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott after receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1992.

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1992 Nobel Prize laureates on stage at the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1992. From left: physics laureate Georges Charpak, chemistry laureate Rudolph A. Marcus, medicine laureates Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin G. Krebs, literature laureate Derek Walcott and laureate in economic sciences Gary S. Becker

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Derek Walcott showing his Nobel Prize after the award ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott proceeds with Sweden's Princess Christina into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 1992.

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Princess Christina of Sweden in conversation with Derek Walcott at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott and his wife Sigrid Nama at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1992.

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Sweden's Princess Christina and Derek Walcott at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott delivering his Nobel Prize lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December 1992.

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Derek Walcott during a visit to the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1992.

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Derek Walcott photographed during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1992.

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