Off topic: Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 Thread poster: Sundar Gopalakrishnan
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Who is your choice for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020?
| | | | Tom in London
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Sundar Gopalakrishnan wrote:
Who is your choice for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020?
The Nobel Prize FOR Literature ?
| | | | | For once I'm with you, Tom | Oct 5, 2020 |
Tom in London wrote:
The Nobel Prize FOR Literature ?
No, sadly, it's not. You would have thought those pesky Swedes would get their Swenglish checked by a native for the literature prize at least.
In Swedish, you say "Nobelpriset i litteratur", not "Nobelpriset för litteratur". Hence the error.
Then again, find me an English speaker who's 100% on top of their prepositions...
My nomination, by the way, would be Matthew Reilly for his in-depth exploration of the human psyche. Although they'll probably give it to some talentless illiterate Swedish loser with nothing to say like Klas Östergren.
| | | | Felipe Lacerda 
Brazil
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Gaiman (boring and overrated as hell) or some poet no one really reads or cares about it.
Good for him/her.
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Tom in London wrote: Sundar Gopalakrishnan wrote:
Who is your choice for the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020? The Nobel Prize FOR Literature ?
I am sorry. I was influenced by the Nobel Prize organisation's website www.nobelprize.org.
| | | | freezone (X)
United Arab Emirates
| Mo Yan for the win! | Oct 5, 2020 |
Mo Yan for the win!
| | | | Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 12:37
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| Pajtim Statovci | Oct 6, 2020 |
Just for a change, an Albanian who writes in Finnish.
| | | | | Maybe they finally could give it to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ... | Oct 7, 2020 |
... before he dies. I read "Devil on the Cross" about a billion years ago, but maybe I'll read "Petals of Blood" this year and there is a new novel from this year and a collection of stories from last year.
In reality, though, I think it wil be awarded jointly to Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. I heard they're still pretty upset about being passed over for Bob Dylan.
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Felipe Lacerda
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| Mervyn Henderson (X)
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I know this is rich coming from me, but haven't I seen the joke in Michael's Andersson/Ulvaeus thing, or have they written other literature, because "sup-p-per troup-p-per, sup-p-per troup-p-per, sup-p-per troup-p-per" and most of the "Wow-wow-wow-wow-Waterloo" lyrics, as only two examples, certainly don't cut it for me.
Music's another thing, but I can see Dylan and a few others as literature candidates too.
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Re-reading, I do see the joke's on me now. C... See more I know this is rich coming from me, but haven't I seen the joke in Michael's Andersson/Ulvaeus thing, or have they written other literature, because "sup-p-per troup-p-per, sup-p-per troup-p-per, sup-p-per troup-p-per" and most of the "Wow-wow-wow-wow-Waterloo" lyrics, as only two examples, certainly don't cut it for me.
Music's another thing, but I can see Dylan and a few others as literature candidates too.
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Re-reading, I do see the joke's on me now. Cringe. Sorry, Michael.
[Edited at 2020-10-08 12:32 GMT]
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