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They are praised by the Swedish Academy
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They are praised by the Swedish Academy

The Swedish Academy has awarded several prizes at its ceremonial gathering. Among other things, Marie Lundquist receives Gerard Bonnier's prize of 300,000 kronor
Tua Forsström Leaves the Swedish Academy
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Tua Forsström Leaves the Swedish Academy

Tua Forsström is leaving the Swedish Academy after five years. Something that was agreed upon from the beginning
Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"
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Nobel Laureate: "Shocked by the Events"

He Kang took up the political unrest in South Korea directly at his press conference in Stockholm. Like many other South Koreans, I have been shocked by the recent days' events in my homeland, she says
The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself
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The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself

The government's decision to dissolve the Renmark Committee – which has investigated sensitive issues of hunting rights in the mountains – receives sharp criticism from the committee's chairman Eric M Runesson. "Is it fear of contact that lies behind the government's actions? Or are alternative facts needed?", he writes on DN Debatt
The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"
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The Nobel Laureate: "Thought it was a prank call"

He thought the call from the Swedish Academy was a prank call. This is what the Nobel laureate in literature says in her first interview since the announcement of the prize
The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children
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The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children

Just in time for the autumn break, the Swedish Academy is giving poetry books to all of Sweden's middle schools. Older Swedish poems are paired with newly written ones in the anthology "Time for Poetry"
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

Han Kang has kept herself away from the media since this year's Nobel Prize in literature was announced on Thursday. No one, except the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in literature – until now
Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"
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Han Kang on the Nobel Prize: "Very surprised"

Han Kang has kept a low profile with the media since this year's Nobel Prize in Literature was announced on Thursday. No one, apart from the Swedish Academy, has received a comment from this year's Nobel laureate in Literature – until now
South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize
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South Korea celebrates Han Kang's Nobel Prize

South Korea receives Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature as a welcome surprise, with pride and joy-filled emotions.
Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence
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Han Kang celebrates the Nobel Prize with tea in silence

The South Korean Nobel laureate Han Kang received the news that she had been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature when she had just had dinner with her son. It seemed to be a quiet day in Seoul
The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea
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The Translator: Fireworks Expected in South Korea

It will be greatly celebrated in South Korea on the occasion of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature, believes Anders Karlsson, who has translated her books into Swedish.
"Touches Life and Death in a Unique Way"
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"Touches Life and Death in a Unique Way"

An accessible authorship, which simultaneously explores serious and major issues in a new way. This is how this year's Nobel Prize winner in literature Han Kang is described
Han Kang receives the Nobel Prize: "In the midst of her life's work"
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Han Kang receives the Nobel Prize: "In the midst of her life's work"

Han Kang is awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first South Korean author to be awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy – and one of the youngest at 53 years old
Nobel Speculations: Russian Considered "Impossible"
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Nobel Speculations: Russian Considered "Impossible"

Chinese Can Xue, Australian Gerald Murnane, or perhaps Jamaica Kincaid, born and raised in Antigua? Today at 1 pm, this year's Nobel laureate in literature will be announced.
Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024
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Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Stridsberg writes with a "softer pen"
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Stridsberg writes with a "softer pen"

A family darkness depicted with a more frivolous language. Sara Stridsberg's new novel differs from the previous ones and yet not
She writes a book about the cultural profile's rape
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She writes a book about the cultural profile's rape

A Swedish Cultural Canon - This is How it Happened
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A Swedish Cultural Canon - This is How it Happened

The question of a Swedish cultural canon has been driven by the Christian Democrats and the Sweden Democrats, and in the Tidö Agreement, the government and the Sweden Democrats decided that expert groups within different areas should develop one.
The Swedish Academy awards Karolina Ramqvist
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The Swedish Academy awards Karolina Ramqvist

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