^Part of the reason I read Soul Mountain last year was the controversy. As the saying goes, "there is no such thing as bad publicity." Then there's all the Eurocentric and Sweden-centric problems as well. But it's a prize, it will always be coloured by the panel itself.
So, who might be future laureates?
I've got Ismail Kadare on my reading list for next year so that's my guess.
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