Kadare is cited as strong contender for the post-day Nobel
(9 years ago)Renowned Albanian writer Isalmil Kadare is among the top favourites to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, writes the Washington Post. Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel founded the Prize for Literature in his name and said at the time he would like the award to recognise “the person who will produce in the field [...]
Renowned Albanian writer Isalmil Kadare is among the top favourites to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, writes the Washington Post.
Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel founded the award for literature in his name and had said at the time that he would like the award to recognise “the person who will produce the most outstanding work in an ideal quarter” in the field of literature, the Express broadcasts.
Meanwhile, tomorrow, the Swedish Academy will announce the winner what it considers to have met the criteria of <x0ideal” for the 2017 laureates.
Romancier, dramatist and Kenyan essayist Ngugi wa Thiongão is the main favourite, according to many bassists, while immediately after him is the longtime favourite Haruki Murakai.
Among the other strong favourites is Ismail Kadare, Amos Oz, Adonis and Don de Lillo.