László Krasznahorkai was an “obvious” Nobel Prize choice. This year, experts seem more uncertain about what the Swedish Academy (the body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature) is thinking ahead of Thursday’s announcement. It could well be a more unpredictable, surprising choice this year, says Lina Kalmteg, literature editor at Sveriges Radio (Swedish public radio).
EntertainmentLaurie Anderson has been selected to contribute a work to Oslo's Future Library, the library writes on Instagram.
EntertainmentCan classic novels help us in today's turmoil? That's what Polish director Agnieszka Holland believes. She is currently working on a new film about Franz Kafka. She believes Kafka's portrayal of society is becoming increasingly relevant.
EntertainmentProtests are taking place in Minneapolis, U.S., after a 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by an ICE agent. The Trump administration is responding with a united front, blaming the woman for causing the incident. She tried to run over an ICE agent, Vice President J.D. Vance claims.
WorldLast year, Australian Alexis Wright rushed up the betting lists and this year Indian Amitav Ghosh suddenly ends up high up. But will it be any of the favorite-tipped ones who get the Nobel Prize in literature?
EntertainmentThe new regulation that would have forced school libraries in Alberta in Canada to remove more than 200 books from the shelves is being stopped and will be rewritten. The author Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's tale" was one of the banned books.
EntertainmentThe Canadian author Margaret Atwood's successful book "The handmaid's tale" ("The handmaid's story") is banned in school libraries in the province of Alberta in her home country.
EntertainmentEmployees at the US Department of State are being urged to report colleagues who exhibit "unchristian" behavior, reports Politico. It feels very much like "The Handmaid's Tale", says an anonymous official to the news site.
WorldThe Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina was fully occupied with documenting Russian war crimes – when she was killed in a missile attack. Now her book is being published posthumously, with testimonies about eleven women's resistance.
EntertainmentChimamanda Ngozi Adichie's long-awaited novel and the building blocks of BookTok stars – that's what awaits readers this spring. At the same time, Liza Alexandrova-Zorina delves deep into the Swedish shadow society.
EntertainmentA Bergman classic in a new version, the continuation of the Knutby drama and the story of Jan Stenbeck. Here are the TV series you must keep track of this spring.
EntertainmentThe Swedish author Stieg Larsson's bestseller "Men Who Hate Women" has been banned in parts of Florida, reports Expo. The book has appeared on this year's list of book titles that are now prohibited in education and school libraries.
EntertainmentIt is often called the world's toughest job. The winner of the US presidential election must handle global wars, economic challenges, and divided citizens. Many young voters wish for stability and family policy focus from the White House – regardless of who moves in there.
WorldIs it the Chinese author Can Xue's turn this year? A woman who is not from Europe or the USA is likely to be well-positioned. So go the speculations ahead of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.
EntertainmentEmployees at SVT are joining their SR colleagues' protests against the plans to shut down the public service companies' joint research department and library.
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