The Nobel Prize winners in literature — John Shaqi
The Nobel Prize winners in literatureMarble, Annie Russell
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The Nobel Prize winners in literature
Marble, Annie Russell
Authors; Literature -- History and criticism; Nobel Prize winners; Nobel Prizes; Nobel, Alfred Bernhard, 1833-1896
Although the successful candidates for the various prizes are
usually “broadcasted,” in these days of shrewd journalism, sometime
in November, the official announcements of the awards are made on
“Founder’s Day,” the tenth of December, the anniversary of the death
of the testator. “At this time the adjudicators shall make known the
result of their award and shall hand over to the winners of the prizes
a cheque for the amount of the same, together with a diploma and a
medal in gold, bearing the testator’s effigy and a suitable legend.”
The last word may be more freely translated, _inscription_. In further
explanation the Code of Statutes decrees: “It shall be incumbent on
a prize winner, whenever feasible, to give a lecture on the subject
treated of in the work to which the prize has been awarded, such
lecture to take place within six months of the Founder’s Day at which
the prize was won, and to be given at Stockholm or, in the case of the
Peace prize, at Christiania.” This feature of the award has not often
been “feasible” in literature, although a few of the winners have
received the prizes in person at Stockholm and made fitting responses,
as we shall note in later chapters. The decree is final:[7] “Against
the decision of the adjudicators in making their award no protest can
be lodged. If differences of opinion have occurred they shall not
appear in the minutes of the proceedings, nor in any other way be made
public.” To assist in their investigations and to further the “aims
of the Foundation, the adjudicators shall possess powers to establish
scientific institutes and other organizations. The institutes so
established and belonging to the Foundation, shall be known under the
name of Nobel Institutes.”
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