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Old 10-07-2015, 04:45 AM   #16
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Hi kids. I found an article in the LA Times about the topic yesterday. It contains a poll, Haruki Murakami got 30% of the votes.
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Old 10-08-2015, 08:06 AM   #18
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Swetlana Alexijewitsch from Belarus
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Fun and games on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SvAlexievich/with_replies

German paper FAZ at least fell for it:

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleto...-13845648.html
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Old 10-08-2015, 09:35 AM   #22
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Swetlana Alexijewitsch, and last year's winner Patrick Modiano, both write about global conflict events -- Modiano about WW II and Alexijewitsch about Afghanistan and Chernobyl. I wonder if the Committee is selecting winners for preserving memories of vital events within literary works, and not just for critical acclaim or popularity .... in a way, making the selection based on service to humanity (like the other awards) rather than just achieving mastery of literary technique. Seamus Heaney's selection comes to mind ...
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The Latest: Free-Speech Group Praises Alexievich Nobel Honor

Writers' free-speech group English PEN called Nobel literature laureate Svetlana Alexievich "a tireless chronicler of voices which might not otherwise be heard," and said it hoped her victory would encourage the Belarus government to improve its human rights record.

The group's deputy director, Catherine Taylor, said she hoped the Nobel Prize "will further highlight the civil and political injustices in Belarus and go some way to bringing about the restitution of free speech and freedom of expression for all Belarusians."

Alexievich spent several years living outside Belarus after criticizing the country's authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is up for re-election on Sunday.

Alexievich has called the 2011 elections that returned Lukashenko to power "a humanitarian catastrophe for the entire Belarus society."
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Nothing from Amazon, in English - yet.
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Very disappointing.
In what way?
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Jeeze, you'd think those computer translaters would be faster than that.

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Very disappointing.
What are you disappointed about? That it's an author you've never heard of? That's not unusual for the Nobel; they're not a popularity award.

Looking at the prize winners for the last 20 years, I've only ever heard of 7 of them, and only read works by three of those 7 (Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, and Günter Grass). That's primarily due to my lack of familiarity with literature in languages other than English.
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Nothing from Amazon, in English - yet.
According to the Nobel committee's official press statement, a few of her works have been translated into English. Perhaps Amazon doesn't stock everything after all?
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