Anne Carson and Can Xue named as Nobel Literature Prize favourites

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 7 Oct, 14:48 · Archive

Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese writer Can Xue are bookmakers' favourites for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookmakers' favourites to win this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, both at 10/1 odds according to Ladbrokes. The prize, worth 12 million Swedish Krona (approximately £900,000), will be announced Thursday.

Other writers considered strong contenders include Haruki Murakami, Gerald Murnane and Margaret Atwood. The selection process for the Nobel Prize in Literature involves secretive deliberations by the Swedish Academy, though the exact details of how the winner is chosen remain largely behind closed doors.

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• Anne Carson and Can Xue favourites to win Nobel prize in literatureThe Canadian poet and Chinese experimental writer are the bookmakers’ favourites to win, with Haruki Murakami, Gerald Murnane and Margaret Atwood also in the mix Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s Nobel prize in literature, set to be announced Thursday. The frontrunners both have 10/1 odds of taking home the world’s most prestigious literary prize, this year worth 12m Swedish Krona (approximately £900,000), according to Ladbrokes. Continue reading...The Guardian · 7 Oct, 14:29
• Nobel Literature Prize: How the winner is secretly chosenCan Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders. But what goes on behind the scenes in the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature?DW News · 6 Oct, 14:15
• How to win the Nobel Prize in LiteratureCan Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders. But what goes on behind the scenes in the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature?DW News · 6 Oct, 14:15

In this story: Anne Carson · Can Xue · Haruki Murakami · Margaret Atwood · Gerald Murnane · Nobel Prize in Literature · Swedish Academy · Ladbrokes

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