Nobel Prize in Literature 2017

[Stewart]

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 has been awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro "who in novels of great emotional force has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".

 

[Sisyphus]

I'm laughing so hard. So the Nobel Library is reliable after all.

 

[redhead]

Well I was right last year with the Nobel library......

Edit: Not what I was expecting at all, but I can't complain

 

[peter_d]

Great!! Very happy.

 

[Ater Lividus Ruber & V]

Well I was right last year with the Nobel library......

Isa was wrong haha

 

[tierraylibros]

Great!! Very happy.

Oh, I love it!

I hope he prebet all his prize money on himself and made a mint on this one.

 

[redhead]

What did he say? I missed that?

 

[Stevie B]

off the radar this year, but not a complete shock.

 

[Tony_Malone]

Well, safe to say we didn't see that coming... Was he even mentioned on the 55 pages of the previous thread?!

 

[Bartleby]

Wtf I didnt expect that. Sara was so austere

People didnt vibrate so hard either
ive only read never let me go but i loved it

i still dint know what to think

what a hat trick

 

[Sisyphus]

I suppose Kazuo Ishiguro was strongly considered even last year but they decided to pick Dylan instead.

 

[hoodoo]

Wow and as luck would have it, I just got Remains of the Day from the library!

And I loved that Redheadshadz' theory wound up working !

 

[Bagharu]

Oh, Fantastic!
So happy
Only read A Pale View of Hills,... That is one beautifully crafted book!
Looking forward to reading his other books!

 

[Taleb]

Out of nowhere.....I did not expect it will go to him until at least 10 more yrs...out of left field...who is interested to discuss his novels...��������

 

[CapreseBoi]

I don't think he was even mentioned in the longest speculation thread in years! Ahahaha I really loved Never Let Me Go so I dunno congrats Ishiguro

 

[redhead]

From his wikipedia page:

Pen name	NOBELPRIZE HERO 2017

 

[hoodoo]

Incredible. Book prices on Amazon just spiked. 160$ for an Ishiguro paperback, what a joke!

Purchased the Buried Giant (for like 10$)

 

[Ater Lividus Ruber & V]

HAHAHA, and Buried Giant is one of her favorites. Oh how sweet is the irony.

 

[Sisyphus]

Next year we'll know for sure who's on the shortlist haha

 

[redhead]

I'll have to reread that one. I wasn't too into it, but I think it was due back at the library and I had to power through it super fast