The Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced Thursday could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
All the literary gossip and wild guessing of the last few weeks will come to an end on Thursday at 1:00 pm when the Swedish Academy in Stockholm reveals its pick.
She has harshly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over his"senseless" war in Ukraine, predicting it will be"catastrophic" for Russia. Bjorn Wiman, culture editor at Sweden's paper of reference Dagens Nyheter, told AFP his favourite was a political author whose name has featured in Nobel speculation for years: Salman Rushdie.
Academy members were divided about whether to stand as neutral guarantors of the arts or as supporters of their fellow author. It was not until 2016 that the Academy finally condemned the fatwa. With no public shortlist, it is always difficult to predict which way the Swedish Academy is leaning.
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