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The writings that are awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature are often described as telling something universal about what it is to be human. But what does it take for a work to be referred to as universal? And what can the Nobel Prize tell us about how we have viewed ourselves over time? How has the portrayal of the self and existence been shaped and influenced by various social changes?<\/h5>\n

An open conversation featuring:
\n\u2013Anders Olsson<\/strong>, writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, former permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
\n\u2013Carin Franz\u00e9n<\/strong>, professor of literature at Stockholm University.
\n\u2013Isabelle St\u00e5hl<\/strong>, writer and doctoral student in history of ideas at Stockholm University. She has also studied philosophy at S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University and has a Masters degree in history of ideas from Stockholm University.
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\n\u2013Gabriella Ahlstr\u00f6m<\/strong><\/p>\n

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