Chinese, Caribbean Women Among Contenders for Nobel Literature Prize
Bookmakers give Can Xue a 10/1 edge as the 18-member Swedish Academy keeps its shortlist secret.
- On Oct 8, the 18-member Swedish Academy will reveal the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize. Critics suggest the institution may select a Chinese or Caribbean woman to address long-standing concerns regarding the prize's diversity.
- The Academy has faced criticism for the over-representation of Western male authors, with only 18 women among the 122 laureates since 1901. A 2018 sex assault scandal previously left the organization in tatters, resulting in the replacement of more than half its members.
- Speculation regarding potential winners includes Jamaica Kincaid, Jenny Erpenbeck, and Samanta Schweblin. Victor Malm, culture critic at Swedish daily Expressen, told AFP Kincaid has been mentioned for a long time, while others suggest a Spanish-language author from Latin America is due.
- After honoring Laszlo Krasznahorkai in 2025, Bjorn Wiman, culture editor at Dagens Nyheter, argued the committee should "distance itself a bit" from honoring writers from Central Europe. The winner receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a $1.2 million cheque.
- With no public shortlist and deliberations sealed for 50 years, Stockholm's literary circles engage in frantic guessing. The suspense concludes Thursday at 1pm when the committee finally reveals its choice for the prestigious award.
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NobelPrize.orgThis year's Nobel Prize winner in Literature will be announced at 1:00 PM. Follow the reporting from Börshuset in Stockholm.
The Swedish Academy will announce at noon who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Chinese Can Shue, Canadian Anne Carson, Japanese Haruki Murakami and Australian Gerald Murnane dominate the bookmakers.
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On Thursday at 1 p.m. Stockholm announces the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026. Can Xue is considered a favorite, also Atwood, Carson and Rushdie are traded. Who wins?
The Nobel Prize for Literature has great chances of being awarded to a woman from outside Europe in 2026, in the context of efforts to diversify a prize that has most often reached male European writers, write AFP and The Guardian. Since the names of nominees and jury deliberations remain secret for 50 years, ...
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onetz.deThis year, the Nobel Prize in Natural Sciences has once again been awarded to only men. Now it is decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Is there a woman on the move in this category?The secret of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature is revealed today in Stockholm. At 1 p.m. at the earliest, the Swedish Academy announces who will be honoured with the prize, which is considered the most important literary award in the world.In 2…
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