Author Knut Hamsun (1920 literature Nobel laureate) gave the medal to Goebbels. After the war, he was arrested and explained that extreme Anglophobia was the source of his sympathies with the Nazi regime.
Born in 1859, he would have seen the “spheres of influence” of great powers. And some superpowers are back to speaking that way. Who would Hamsun have chosen today?
ronbenton•7h ago
I’m surprised they had to make this clarification. In what world does any prize like this “count” if regifted?
AlotOfReading•7h ago
The people whose behaviors are ultimately leading to this statement don't care about the spirit of the prize or whether it counts. It's about who's "the greatest" and forcing others to submit to power.
zippyman55•7h ago
I'm going to start buying used trophies at the flea market.
sigwinch•8h ago
Born in 1859, he would have seen the “spheres of influence” of great powers. And some superpowers are back to speaking that way. Who would Hamsun have chosen today?