Poets poised for Nobel glory; Swede is favourite

[Dave Monroe]

Poets poised for Nobel glory; Swede is favourite
Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:30am EDT
By Mike Collett-White, Arts and Entertainment Correspondent


LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Swedish poet and writer Tomas Transtromer
is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature this
year, with odds also suggesting American authors are once again set to
be overlooked.

British company Ladbrokes have given Transtromer, 79, odds of 5/1, or
one chance in six of winning. He is ahead of three other poets backed
at 8/1 -- Poland's Adam Zagajewski, South Korea's Ko Un and Syria's
Adonis.

[...]

Ladbrokes have put U.S. authors Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth, both
perennial also-rans in the Nobel race, among the 18/1 outsiders for
the prize, worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.5 million) to the
winner last year.

[...]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE68S15320100929

2010 Nobel Literature Prize

http://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/awards/nobel-literature-prize/2010-nobel-literature-prize-e214493738