NP (It won't be P) but Cormac McCarthy

[Michael F]

The Nobel is predicated upon the fashionable political fever that
hits, aka "soup d'jour".  I stopped valuing the award 10 or 15 years
ago.  In order to win it in this day and age you have to be a
"different voice" or plan or even attempt to solve the world's biggest
ill at the moment.

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:15 AM, JD <wescac at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, a couple of those names...  :/
>
> He's popular, so maybe that's why, but I wouldn't bet money on it.
> Sad that William Gass is so far down the list.
>
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:34 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Murakami at 7/1?
>> He's just not that good.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Thomas Beshear <tbeshear at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>> For those who are interested, here's a link to Ladbrokes' odds on the Nobel.
>>> Ngugi seems a more likely choice than some of the others. But who knows? The next winner might not even be on this list; the Nobel guys are inscrutible.
>>>
>>> http://www.ladbrokes.com/lbr_sports?action=go_generic_link&level=EVENT&key=214493738&category=SPECIALS&subtypes=&default_sort=&tab=undefined
>>
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