Jamaica Kincaid and Anne Carson are being commented on as possible winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, while the jury is likely to try to choose a sure winner, following the scandals of the last three years.
The Nobel Prize for Literature, the most outstanding literary prize in the world, will be awarded on Thursday afternoon. Despite the prestige, the Swedish Academy has been involved in scandals since November 2017.
Poetja Katarina Frostenson ishte një ndër shtatë anëtarët e akademisë që u largua pasi bashkëshorti i saj, Jean-Claude Arnault, u akuzua si përdhunues dhe se kishte bërë publikë emrat e fituesve plot shtatë herë. Frostenson dhe Arnault zotëronin një klub kulturor në Stokholm që financohej pjesërisht nga akademia. Aty, Arnault kreu disa prej krimeve.
Në dhjetor të vitit 2018, Arnault u shpall fajtor për dy akuza për përdhunim dhe u dënua me dy vjet e gjashtë muaj burg dhe me një gobë prej 215,000 krona suedeze. Që atëherë, akademia u përpoq të bënte ndryshime që premtonin të përmirësonin transparencën dhe ceremonia u anulua për një vit.
However, in 2019, Nobel was again involved in the scandal . A year ago, two winners were announced, Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian Peter Handke. The latter provoked the reaction of many celebrities, who criticized the decision as long as Handke maintained a pro-Serbian stance in the Yugoslav War and was a supporter of Slobodan Milosevic, known as the "Balkan butcher" accused of genocide. .
His selection sparked debate that despite aesthetic achievements, artists who have supported policies against humanity should not be appreciated.
Sources: Guardian, New York Times
