Nobel for literature revealed on Oct. 12

[David Morris]

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Nobel for literature revealed on Oct. 12
MATT MOORE

Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — The winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in literature will be
announced Oct. 12, the Swedish Academy said Friday, keeping the
literary world guessing for nearly another week.

The academy, which selects the winner of the prestigious award, has a
tradition of keeping prize followers guessing, never revealing the
date of the announcement until a few days before it is made.

The academy changed its procedures this year, saying it would reveal
the announcement date – which is always a Thursday – on the Friday
before it is made. Previously, it had waited until the Tuesday before
the announcement.

On its Web site, the academy said the name of the winner would be
revealed Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. (7 a.m. EDT). The winner will receive
10-million Swedish kronor ($1.5-million Canadian), a diploma, gold
medal and a handshake from King Carl XVI Gustaf on Dec. 10.

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There is no short list of possible winners, but buzz has centred on
Syrian poet Adonis, whose real name is Ali Ahmad Said, and
controversial Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Other contenders, at least
in the eyes of the media and on betting Web sites, include Americans
Joyce Carol Oates and Philip Roth and Swedish poet Thomas Transtromer.