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Originally Posted by Shamil
1) Again an unknown author from a 3rd world country instead of world literature. If the author is almost unknown in the anglophone, frankophone and germanophone world (through existing translations of his work, for example), then it seems to be a local phenomena only. |
I would have thought that the Russian market is a big one, too. And in Germany she is not unknown, at least she was awarded several literary prices here.
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3) The Nobel price should promote idealistic art (whatever that may be in 2015): The most outstanding work in an ideal direction (i en idealisk riktning) should get awarded.
So, I'm disappointed in three ways at least.
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I am not exactly disappointed but I hoped a little bit that they would give the price to Henning Mankell. Maybe mystery and crime doesn't count as literature with the Nobel comittee.