Where next for literature Nobel after last year’s divisive Bob Dylan decision?
03 October 2017 - 12:52
Stockholm — Who will win the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize, after Bob Dylan last year? The Swedish Academy likes to stun the world with its pick, but, wary of its reputation, it is seen going with a more traditional choice this year. The overall buzz, from literary circles to fortune tellers, is that the 18 Academy members in Stockholm will pick a laureate most people agree is Nobel-worthy. "The Academy is actually a very discreet society and we shouldn’t expect anything sensational (this year)", Clemens Poellinger, literary critic for Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, told AFP.
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