The author of Norwegian Forests continues to be big bets for the 2014 Nobel

Japanese novelist and Kenyan writer Ng Thi Wa Thiong'o are currently among the most expected for this year's prestigious literary award.

The 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature of the Swedish Academy will be announced at 13:00 on October 9 (Stockholm time, ie 18:00 on the same day, Hanoi time). Ladbrokes, a British dealer who has been betting on this award for over a decade, is also sprinting for the race. According to Guardian, as of October 6, Ladbrokes bet 4/1 (1 meal 4) for Haruki Murakami and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.

The spokesman of the house - Alex Donohue - said: "Murakami took the lead in the past few months but Ngugi Wa Thiong'o went up at the last minute (fluctuating from 12/1, 6/1 to 4/1) and could will soon become the most popular ".

Haruki Murakami has been a favorite and high bet for the Nobel Prize for Literature for many years. However, luckily refused him at the last minute. Earlier this year, the famous Japanese novelist unveiled his colorless Tazaki Tsukuru and the years of pilgrimage that made his name even more hot. Many fans hope, Nobel history can stand for Haruki Murakami this year. The most recent Japanese writer who won the Nobel was Kenzaburo Oe, 29 years ago.

Haruki Murakami writer.(Photo: vanityfair.com)

Third on Ladbrokes' table is Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian investigator, with a 7/1 odds. Syrian poet Adonis and French novelist Patrick Modiano both received odds of 10/1. American novelist Philip Roth, Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse and Austrian writer Peter Handke both received the rate of 12/1.

In February, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary Peter Englund said they had received 271 nominations for the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature. Finally, the list of 210 names including 36 for the first time nominations. The 18-member jury consists of writers, poets, literary experts and other members of the Swedish Academy.

On the Nobel Prize website, Englund said about the process of awarding the prize: "In February, all nominations, usually about 200 people, were considered. Then they were handled by the Nobel Committee. Work. by the staff of the Academy, but there are also outside experts hired to translate, write reports and similar jobs, first, we list more than 20 names. We shortened the name to 5. The final list will be discussed and approved by the Academy in May. After that, the judges have a summer to learn about the 5 authors on the list. They meet again around mid-September and the final decision is usually made in early October. " The permanent secretary of the Academy said the prize was determined after a long discussion with the principle of majority vote. The Swedish Academy will notify the winner half an hour before the official announcement.

Last year's winner was Alice Munro, who was hailed as "the master of modern short stories". The previous year was the Chinese writer Miao with "fanciful realism, which mixed folk, historical and contemporary stories".

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