The Swedish Academy, the organization that awards Nobel Prizes, has decided to give the prize in literature a skip this year. They’ve announced that due to chaos on the selection board, almost a third of whom have resigned, this year’s award will be delayed until next year.
The selection board resignations were driven by a sex scandal surrounding the husband of one of the board members. Former Photographer and “artistic director” Jean-Claude Arnault, who is married to board member Katrina Fronstein, was accused of “sexual assault” by 18 women last November. Some of the assaults reportedly happened on academy property. The committee chairman resigned over controversy on how the allegations were handled and another three members left the committee when Fronstein refused to resign herself. More
What’s “literature?”
These people need to move into the 21st century. How about a Nobel Prize for best internet meme?
I knew it. They’d never let me have it.
Literature is alive and well in the 21st century, but stupid people such as these acting like they’re the gatekeepers of all that is important and ditching it because of their sex scandals are the problem.
Just wait for Hillary’s new book to come out explaining why she wasn’t awarded the Nobel for her previous 17 books on why she didn’t win the election.
Obama thought about writing a book….WTF?…
Oh, just cut to the chase already and give it to Obama.
He actually has scribbled some stuff whereas what did he do for peace?
They obviously haven’t been reading my comments…
Comey, Mueller, and Rosenstein are probably crying because they were overlooked. How can they ever face Obumphuk?
Modern Litterature
Great Expectorations
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00005TthYMNIWi8/fit=1000×750/20090808litterB.jpg
LOL, the best part of Hillary Clinton writing a book is the snarky but truthful reviews at Amazon.
They were torn between “The audacity of hope” and “Dreams from my father”.
Best fiction writing goes to Comey.
They should just award it to a ghostwriter.
I’m holding out for the Joe Biden Pop-Up Autobiography…..
Why Not Michael Knowles?
https://www.amazon.com/Reasons-Vote-Democrats-Comprehensive-Guide/dp/1501180126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525472433&sr=8-1&keywords=reasons+to+vote+for+democrats+book
Nobel Prize info
https://www.thelocal.se/20180504/five-things-about-the-nobel-literature-prize
Prolly waiting for the proper Imam Author.
You know if 0bama would just scribble something on a napkin, he could get a second Nobel prize.
At least it wasn’t Jean Claude Van-Damm.