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

[JD]

Wow McCarthy is 3/1 now

definitely would not be top of my list if I had to make one.  I have
mixed feelings about the Nobel.  It would be interesting to see
McCarthy win after the articles that have come out about the committee
poo-pooing American literature, but I don't really think he fits IMO.
Then again some of the picks they've made lately...  eh.  Who knows.

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Michael F <mff8785 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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