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Society: 19 Apr 13
Chinese Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan released a new novel on Friday, detailing his trip to Sweden where he picked up his Nobel Prize in December.
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Society: 11 Dec 12
Royals, laureates, and diplomats were among the more than 1,300 guests that feted the 2012 Nobel Prizes at Stockholm's City Hall on an evening when not even a forgotten speech by literature winner Mo Yan could dampen high spirits.
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National: 10 Dec 12
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has handed over this year's prizes to the Nobel laureates at Stockholm's Concert Hall, watched over by more than 1,500 honoured guests.
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Society: 10 Dec 12
Nobel organizers have made a special exception to stringent seating rules for Monday's gala banquet in Stockholm, allowing 2012 literature laureate Mo Yan and his wife sit together because they both only speak Chinese.
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Society: 8 Dec 12
During his Nobel literature lecture in Stockholm on Friday, Chinese writer Mo Yan acknowledged the controversy surrounding his nomination, urging critics to read his books.
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Society: 5 Dec 12
This year's Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan heads to Sweden on Wednesday to accept his award, however the Chinese author will likely try to avoid mentioning jailed fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo in his acceptance speech.
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Education: 4 Dec 12
Stockholm University and its associates probably have a closer link with the Nobel Prize than any other educational institute in the world. To explain why requires a look back into the history of Sweden and its capital.
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Society: 1 Dec 12
Swedish author Knut Ahnlund, a member of the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize and who was known for boycotting proceedings after Iran's fatwa against Salman Rushdie, has died aged 89.
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Society: 24 Nov 12
Herta Mueller, a past winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature has accused the 2012 laureate, China's Mo Yan, of celebrating censorship" and described him as a "catastrophe".
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Society: 6 Nov 12
The relationship between this year’s Nobel Laureate in Literature, Mo Yan, and academy member and translator Göran Malmqvist is much closer than previously believed, raising questions about a possible conflict of interest in the decision.
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Society: 15 Oct 12
The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won.
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Society: 12 Oct 12
The Swedish Academy's choice of Mo Yan for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been slammed by Chinese dissidents and regime critics, including artist Ai Weiwei who called the decision "a joke".
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Society: 11 Oct 12
As the dust settles over a Stockholm all a flutter at the naming of Mo Yan as winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Local’s Rebecca Martin catches up with Peter Englund of the Swedish Academy to find out more about why one should read Yan's work.
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Society: 11 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 10 Oct 12
With the Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced in Stockholm on Thursday, world media and gambling companies have taken the chance to voice their favourites and their predictions as to who will be the lucky Literature Laureate.
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Business & Money: 14 Jun 07
Ryanair's Viking chief, Michael O'Leary, was in Stockholm on Thursday to announce a major expansion at Skavsta airport. The airline plans to launch 13 new routes to European destinations, including Berlin, Liverpool and Valencia.
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