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Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, Reacts: 'They're All Crazy'
Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. “Crazy, they’re all crazy!” she said in an initial comment to Icelandic television channel RÚV.
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Women lead betting on this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature as Can Xue and Anne Carson top the odds
Most people expect the Nobel Prize in Literature to go to a woman - but who? Chinese author Can Xue and Canadian author Anne Carson are the favorites among those betting on this year’s laureate.
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Nobel Prize in Literature Predictions: Experts Expect a More Unpredictable Choice This Year
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).
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Olga Tokarczuk, J.M. Coetzee urge proof of life for Dawit Isaak and detained Eritrean writers
Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and J.M. Coetzee, along with a number of other authors, have written a letter to the president of Eritrea. The demand: To provide proof that twelve imprisoned writers, including journalist Dawit Isaak, are alive.
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Who Will Win the Nobel Prize in Literature This Year
Last 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?
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Nobel Speculations: Russian Considered "Impossible"
Chinese Can Xue, Australian Gerald Murnane, or perhaps Jamaica Kincaid, born and raised in Antigua? Today at 1 pm, this year's Nobel laureate in literature will be announced.
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