Nobel for literature revealed on Oct. 12

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Toni Morrison is really the only recipient that I am knowledgable
about that makes me think it possible that Roth or Oates could win.

On 10/6/06, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061006.wlitnobel1006/BNStory/Entertainment/home
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> Nobel for literature revealed on Oct. 12
> MATT MOORE
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> Associated Press
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> 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.
>
> [...]
>
> 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.
>
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