Adnam Mahmutovic, Bo G. Ekelund and Maria Trejling discussed what role the Nobel Prize play in the uncertain global times we face today and several other questions, minutes before the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature on 9 October.
Moderator Adnam Mahmutovic, professor of Literature, Bo G. Ekelund, professor of Literature, and researcher Maria Trejling discussed the role of the Nobel Prize in Literature during the countdown.
Organizers had put in a lot more chairs in front of the University Library stage compared to last year, but there was still a substantial number of people who had to stand up to listen to the panel and the announcement of the prize.
The fact that the event took place on the Library stage is seen as significant by the panel’s moderator, Adnan Mahmutovic, Professor of Literature at Stockholm University. It’s an open setting where students are studying – open to everyone.
All in all, it was a very good turn-out, and a good discussion that also drew on the expertise of members of the audience. Bo G Ekelund also read a few lines from ”The last Wolf”, by the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate László Krasznahorkai.
