Nobel Prize in Literature - Revision history

Anna Auguscik at 16:58, 9 October 2008

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	Alfred Nobel's testament, on which this prize is based, reads as follows:		Alfred Nobel's testament, on which this prize is based, reads as follows:
	"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."		"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."

			==The Nobel Prize in Literature 2008==
			*Winner: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (France)
			*"author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization"

	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==
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	==News==		==News==
	*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2249787,00.html Guardian Unlimited, "Lessing receives Nobel in London", Press Association, January 31, 2008] --including a short podcast of the celebration		*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2249787,00.html Guardian Unlimited, "Lessing receives Nobel in London", Press Association, January 31, 2008] --including a short podcast of the celebration

	~~==Contact==~~
	~~[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)~~

	[[Category: Literary Awards]]		[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 09:41, 7 February 2008

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	"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."		"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."

	=== Weblinks ===		==Weblinks==
	*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/timeline/index.html Timeline on Alfred Nobel's life]		*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/timeline/index.html Timeline on Alfred Nobel's life]
	*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]		*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]
	*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ List of all laureates]		*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ List of all laureates]

	===News===		==News==
	*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2249787,00.html Guardian Unlimited, "Lessing receives Nobel in London", Press Association, January 31, 2008] --including a short podcast of the celebration		*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2249787,00.html Guardian Unlimited, "Lessing receives Nobel in London", Press Association, January 31, 2008] --including a short podcast of the celebration

			==Contact==
	[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)		[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)

	[[Category: Literary Awards]]		[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 07:19, 6 February 2008

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	*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ List of all laureates]		*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ List of all laureates]

			===News===
			*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2249787,00.html Guardian Unlimited, "Lessing receives Nobel in London", Press Association, January 31, 2008] --including a short podcast of the celebration

	[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)		[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)

	[[Category: Literary Awards]]		[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 17:41, 6 December 2007

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			[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Ellen Quesseleit at 01:52, 2 December 2007

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	The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The ~~person~~ laureate receives an amount of 10 million Swedish kronor for a full prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007)).		The '''Nobel Prize in Literature''' is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded since 1901 by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The prize was endowed by Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896).
			The laureate receives an amount of 10 million Swedish kronor for a full prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007)).

	Alfred Nobel,		Alfred Nobel's testament, on which this prize is based, reads as follows:
	"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."		"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."







	=== Weblinks ===		=== Weblinks ===
	*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/timeline/index.html Timeline on Alfred Nobel's life]		*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/timeline/index.html Timeline on Alfred Nobel's life]
	*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]		*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]
			*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/ List of all laureates]


	[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)		[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)

Ellen Quesseleit at 01:43, 2 December 2007

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	The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The person laureate receives an amount of 10 million Swedish kronor for a full prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007)).		The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The person laureate receives an amount of 10 million Swedish kronor for a full prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007)).

	~~== The Prize ==~~		Alfred Nobel,
	"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."		"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."

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	~~== Alfred Nobel ==~~


	== Weblinks ==		=== Weblinks ===
	[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]		*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/timeline/index.html Timeline on Alfred Nobel's life]
			*[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]



	[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)		[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)

Ellen Quesseleit at 01:37, 2 December 2007

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	The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The ~~Nobel Prize~~ amount ~~for 2007 is set at~~ Swedish kronor ~~(SEK) 10 million per~~ full ~~Nobel Prize~~ (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007))		The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The person laureate receives an amount of 10 million Swedish kronor for a full prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007)).

	== The Prize ==		== The Prize ==

Ellen Quesseleit at 01:35, 2 December 2007

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	The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the most		The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the best-known literary prizes. It is annually awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm to "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction". The Nobel Prize amount for 2007 is set at Swedish kronor (SEK) 10 million per full Nobel Prize (which corresponds to approximately 1 million Euro (December 2007))


	== The Prize ==		== The Prize ==

Ellen Quesseleit at 01:25, 2 December 2007

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	== ~~Intention of the~~ Prize ==		== The Prize ==
	"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."		"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."


	~~== History ==~~


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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
	[[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html]]		[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html Extract from Nobel's testament]



			[[User:Ellen Quesseleit\|Ellen Quesseleit]] 02:25, 2 December 2007 (CET)

Ellen Quesseleit at 20:36, 1 December 2007

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			The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the most


	== Intention of the Prize ==		== Intention of the Prize ==
			"The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: [...] one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction [...] It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not."


	== History ==		== History ==


	== Alfred Nobel ==		== Alfred Nobel ==


	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
			[[http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/short_testamente.html]]