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Originally Posted by rkomar
Most of the other prizes mentioned are for specific books, while the Nobel is more of a lifetime achievement award. They are recognizing different things.
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Perhaps, but we were talking about importance and moving the needle. My point is that the noble prize for literature doesn't really seem to be as important to the general public with regards to someone saying "Hey, so and so won the X prize, I need to try one of his/her books".