> However, the Nobel prize for literature should remain a pure meritocracy as much as possible. I don't think it's even remotely the case. If anything, just fo

> However, the Nobel prize for literature should remain a pure meritocracy as much as possible. I don't think it's even remotely the case. If anything, just for the fact that literature cannot be measured independently of times, culture and circumstances. The idea of people in Oslo comparing the merits of an Italian poet with those of a playwright writing in Swahili is pretty ridiculous.