Nobel Prize in Literature 2023

[Daniel del Real]

I personally don't recommend it. In my opinion, Pirzad has written one masterpiece and then mediocre novels.

Thanks. Based on your opinion and that I found it's a re-translation from the French I think I'll pass, even though it was very cheap.

 

[Daniel del Real]

I watched the announcement this year. It looked like a purely bureaucratic event. No enthusiasm, not a single joke to warm up the atmosphere, SA was discharging an annual duty. It was very disappointing.

Yeah. Remember when there were exclamations of surprise & awe after they winner was announced?
Since they started allowing media only to the announcement it has become a total bore without any real emotions from the crowd.
Now if you add Mats Malm, well...you know the results.

 

[Leseratte]

Yeah. Remember when there were exclamations of surprise & awe after they winner was announced?
Since they started allowing media only to the announcement it has become a total bore without any real emotions from the crowd.
Now if you add Mats Malm, well...you know the results.

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[redhead]

Yeah. Remember when there were exclamations of surprise & awe after they winner was announced?
Since they started allowing media only to the announcement it has become a total bore without any real emotions from the crowd.
Now if you add Mats Malm, well...you know the results.

Like in 2012, when someone was really pumped about Mo Yan winning:

 

[Leseratte]

The previous letters were legitimate. Boring, but legitimate. For the Fosse letter, it was fun to do a little creative writing (and to try to forge a signature that looked real).

There may be some issues about Can Xue´s letter in 2024, because of the country it comes from. So the earlier you can look into it, probably the better.

 

[Benny Profane]

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

www.nobelprize.org

No prize's announcement will reach the excitement of the crowd of the 2011's announcement.
There are a lot of things behind that, even a child crying. LOL!

I miss Englund as announcer so much...

 

[Benny Profane]

I watched again the announcement I and noticed that Malms was quite tense and nervous.
Is it my impression?

 

[DouglasM]

I watched again the announcement I and noticed that Malms was quite tense and nervous.
Is it my impression?

Impressive. I just got severe depression just by watching Mats Malm speak. He's the enemy of joy.

 

[Mise Eire]

Just plain inattention on my part, but just now realizing Daniel's avatar is none other than ...THOSE doors.

 

[Mise Eire]

I've searched on Youtube the announcements for years 2005-2017**. Cannot locate earlier ones and from 2018 onwards (M . Malm era) the audience was managed by invite only with no crowding around the lectern by reporters, fans and photographers. Two winners in particular elicit almost no audience response - those were Modiano in 2014 and Ishiguro in 2017. All others get a positive response, most enthusiastic I would say were Lessing, Pinter, Transtromer and Yan.

** 2008/Le Clezio - couldn't find realtime announcement with audience reaction.

 

[Ludus]

I just got severe depression just by watching Mats Malm speak

I was wondering where did I got it in the first place!

 

[The Common Reader]

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

www.nobelprize.org

No prize's announcement will reach the excitement of the crowd of the 2011's announcement.
There are a lot of things behind that, even a child crying. LOL!

I miss Englund as announcer so much...

In terms of sheer excitement nothing will ever match the late great Sara Danius announcing the award in 2016. If you watch this, stay for the interview with her afterwards. It is heartbreaking that she is no longer with us, but her passion and intelligence remain.

 

[Leseratte]

Impressive. I just got severe depression just by watching Mats Malm speak. He's the enemy of joy.

He seems to be the enemy of the Noble award too.

 

[Leseratte]

In terms of sheer excitement nothing will ever match the late great Sara Danius announcing the award in 2016. If you watch this, stay for the interview with her afterwards. It is heartbreaking that she is no longer with us, but her passion and intelligence remain.

What happened to her, CR?

 

[Verkhovensky]

What happened to her, CR?

Breast cancer, she died few years ago. Young, in her 50s.

 

[Leseratte]

Breast cancer, she died few years ago. Young, in her 50s.

Oh, I hoped she was working somewhere else. Very sad to learn that!

 

[Leseratte]

Just plain inattention on my part, but just now realizing Daniel's avatar is none other than ...THOSE doors.

Indeed!

 

[Hamishe22]

Watch the Nobel Peace Prize announcement too. It's really moving and impactful. Of course, I'm biased because I really admire the winner. But it's very different.

 

[Daniel del Real]

I watched again the announcement I and noticed that Malms was quite tense and nervous.
Is it my impression?

It's only your impression, robots cannot show any emotions.

Or who knows, AI has advanced a lot lately.
ChatGPT can create better statements than the latest ones from the Nobel Committee.

 

[Daniel del Real]

In terms of sheer excitement nothing will ever match the late great Sara Danius announcing the award in 2016. If you watch this, stay for the interview with her afterwards. It is heartbreaking that she is no longer with us, but her passion and intelligence remain.

That announcement did way more harm to the Nobel Prize than the later scandal in 2018.

By the way, did you see how she never uses the word "writer" or "poet" before Zimmerman's name? It says a lot.