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    Have you read ‘The Vegetarian’? Han Kang’s international breakthrough novel is about a Korean woman who suddenly decides not to eat meat. While she is silent, three accounts by family members shed light on a patriarchal society full of rigid social norms. Learn more about her
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    "I do still like fairytales very much... I read them as a kind of poetry." Hear 2018 literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk tell us about her beginnings as a reader - and writer. What books did you read when you were younger?
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    "I have the distinction of being the only chemistry laureate who failed the topic in high school!" – Tomas Lindahl, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Who will receive the prize this year? Find out in October: nobelprize.org/prizes/about/p…
    Tomas Lindahl holding his Nobel Prize medal, standing in front of a portrait of Alfred Nobel.
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    Knowledge about the brain’s positioning system may shed light on the mechanism underpinning the devastating spatial memory loss that affects people with Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…  #NobelPrize
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    "School was not easy for me." Carol Greider achieved success in molecular biology in the same way she overcame dyslexia as a child: with persistence and creativity. Greider is one of many Nobel Prize laureates that have dyslexia.
    Carol Greider stands smiling in a green gown, holding her Nobel Prize medal and diploma at the Nobel Prize ceremony. Behind her are applauding guests in formal attire.
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