Günter Grass
Photo gallery
Günter Grass receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1999.
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Günter Grass after receiving his Nobel Prize from His
Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, 10 December 1999.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
© The Nobel Foundation 1999. Photo: Hans Mehlin
The Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. From left Günter Blobel, Günter Grass and Robert Mundell.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
Princess Christina of Sweden and Nobel Laureate in Literature Günter Grass shares a light moment at the Nobel Banquet.
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The Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1999. Nobel Laureate Günter Grass and his wife take to the dance floor.
© The Nobel Foundation 1999. Photo: Hans Pettersson
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.