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Gao Xingjian: The Case for Literature (2000)

I have no way of knowing whether it was fate that has pushed me onto this dais but as various lucky coincidences have created this opportunity I may as well call it fate. Putting aside discussion of the existence or … Читать далее

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Thomas Stearns Eliot: Poetry gives us a reason for trying to overcome the barrier (1948)

When I began to think of what I should say to you this evening, I wished only to express very simply my appreciation of the high honour which the Swedish Academy has thought fit to confer upon me. But to … Читать далее

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Ivan Bunin: For us writers, especially, freedom is a dogma and an axiom (1933)

On November ninth, very far from here in a poor country house in an old Provencal town, I received the telephone call that informed me of the choice of the Swedish Academy. I would not be honest if I told … Читать далее

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J. M. Coetzee: He and his man (2003)

But to return to my new companion. I was greatly delighted with him, and made it my business to teach him everything that was proper to make him useful, handy, and helpful; but especially to make him speak, and understand … Читать далее

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