Nobel literature - unpredictable prize

The Swedish Academy of Clinics has always surprised the literary circles by announcing the Nobel Prize, as well as creating controversy when choosing the winner.

Nobel Literary Prize of the Nobel Prize, awarded annually to an author or outstanding work in the field of literature. This long-standing award brings tremendous glory to literary workers. Accompanied by gold certificates and medals, the honoree received a valuable bonus, about 10 million kronor (equivalent to 25 billion VND).

From left: Sholokhov, Gunter Grass, Tagor - the authors won the Nobel Prize for literature.

Dramatic in the way of awarding

Because it is the most prestigious award, so the literary admirers always watch the Swedish Academy every October. Contrary to the impatience of the public, where the Nobel prize winner always decides to follow a rigorous, confidential due process process.

Every year, thousands of proposals are sent to the panel, and about 50 authors are listed on the official nomination list. Academics of the Swedish Academy, members of literary societies and academies, literary and linguistic professors, Nobel laureates, and presidents of writers' associations are the right to nominate writers to the prize.

In early February, the Swedish Academy had a list of 50 nominees. The Nobel Committee will review this list, and issue a limited list of 20 characters in April. Then the list continues to be shortened to about 5 authors.

During the following months, academics of the Academy will carefully study the work of the final candidates, they vote and the candidates who receive the most votes are recipients of the Nobel Prize.

Despite the nomination list, the short list of awards has been many months ago but it is always kept secret. 50 years later, this list has just been revealed. That is to say, the list of 50 authors nominated in 2017, it is not until the year 2067 that the public knows the old year of those nominated.

Only at the time of announcement, the name of the prize recipient was announced along with the reason they were honored, then the world was sure who could be awarded. Nobel laureates will be invited to attend the awards ceremony that takes place on December 10 each year, and read a speech.

Since the process of review is kept completely confidential, the Nobel Prize for literature is always an unpredictable award. The undisclosed nomination list makes it difficult for the public to make a judgment about who is the winner of the year. Perhaps because it is difficult to guess, some dealers take the Nobel Prize for literature as an object for everyone to bet.

Close to the date of publication, the media reported the winner based on the outcome of the bet. As a betting game, the odds are different from the results of the Swedish Academy.

Haruki Murakami is expected through many Nobel seasons.

Controversy from the award criteria

When it was first born, Nobel literature did not form a uniform criterion. The reason comes from Alfred Nobel's will that has misleading statements. According to the will, Nobel literature directed an author from any country to have the best work according to the idealism. In Swedish, the word 'idealisk' can be understood as 'idealistic', but it can be understood as ideal.

With such a way of translating aspirations of Nobel, in the period of 1901-1912, Nobel literature was ignored by great writers such as Lev Tolstoy, Emile Zola .

The Nobel Committee is also controversial when it comes to making political decisions. During the First World War and the following years, with a neutral position, the Commission awarded prizes to authors from non-participating countries. The problem is that the participating countries are all developed literary countries.

Another reason Nobel literature often stumbles over controversial writers often does not go along with popularity. In 1974, the famous authors, Nobokov, Graham Greenne, and Saul Bellow were said to be on the nomination list, but the final award was given to two less famous Swedish authors Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson.

Similarly, in 1997, two famous writers, Salman Rushdie and Arthur Miller, were considered heavyweight candidates, expected to win the prize, but the organizers said they were names' too common and too easy. guess'. The award that year was given to Dario Fo - an author that many critics claim is a light-hearted candidate.

Musician and singer Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize for literature to blow up the debate about awards.

Traditional slip decisions

In recent years, Nobel literature has always been unpredictable and surprising. On the day of the announcement of the award, the press again got the news that the writers were the most bet and the analysis of predictions about the prize winner.

Haruki Murakami is always at the top of the bookmaker's betting list. Japanese authors living in the United States are praised by critics, with a large audience of supporters. But this monumental career writer has not been named yet, so that public opinion is questionable, whether Murakami has not been awarded because he is so famous.

In the meantime, some recently honored writers have slipped into the judicial tradition, making Nobel literature even more unpredictable.

In 2015, Nobel belonged to Svetlana Alexievich - who was better known as a journalist. Born in a family of journalists, Alexievich works in journalism in Poland. Her work is based on interviews with hundreds of real characters, re-expressing the narrative line of characters who experienced war. Therefore, her work is essentially a non-fiction form.

In 2016, Nobel literature sparked a debate when given to Bob Dylan. Dylan is one of the legendary musicians, singers of the United States and the world, but his acceptance of Nobel literature has led many to ask questions.

The Nobel Committee likened Dylan to the ancient Greek poets (Homer, Sappho), but still could not avoid the split. Some writers supporting this award, like Stephen King felt "ecstatic" when Dylan was awarded, former US President Obama considered Dylan to be "my favorite poet".

But many people object to this decision by the Swedish Academy. Journalist and host Alan Light frankly asked, 'People have no doubt about Dylan's widespread impact. But the problem here is writing songs and literature that belong to the same genre? '

And this year, to what writer will this important literary award be given? All will have to wait until 18:00 this time in Vietnam time, when the prize results are announced.

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