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The prize isn’t terribly prestigious in the first place: they’ve been accused of swedish bias since day one, and it doesn’t have a great track record of acknowl
by drb91 9y ago
The prize isn’t terribly prestigious in the first place: they’ve been accused of swedish bias since day one, and it doesn’t have a great track record of acknowledging people who actually become loved and/or acclaimed.
Iirc my lit friends follow the Man Booker prize more closely; perhaps there are other non-english prizes that could also compete with the swedes.
- salmonfamine 9y agoThe National Book Award is pretty prestigious in the States.
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- xorcist 9y ago> it doesn’t have a great track record of acknowledging people who actually become loved and/or acclaimed Why should they have? That's not what the statutes say should be awarded so that particular criticism is a bit unfair.